%0 Journal Article
%@ 0273-2289
%A Agrawal, Pushpa
%A Latha, S.
%A Mahadevan, A.
%D 1997
%F open:724
%I Springer Science
%J Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
%K Degradation - aromatic substances - phenylalanine - phenylacetic acid - Pseudomonas solanacearum 
%N 3
%P 379-391
%T Utilization of phenylalanine and phenylacetic acid byPseudomonas solanacearum
%U http://crdd.osdd.net/open/724/
%V 61
%X Pseudomonas solanacearum utilized phenylalanine as sole source of carbon and nitrogen. Phenylalanine-grown cells rapidly oxidized phenylacetic acid and homogentisic acid. Gentisic and protocatechuic acids were also oxidized, after an initial lag. Phenylacetate-grown cells rapidly oxidized gentisic acid, slowly oxidizedo-hydroxyphenylacetic acid and catechol, and did not oxidizem-hydroxymandelic andm-hydroxyphenylacetic acids. Phenylalanine was degraded via phenylacetic acid-r-lactone andβ ketoadipate; Rothera’s test indicatedortho cleavage of the aromatic ring. 
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