THE MECHANISM OF CATECHOL OXIDATION BY MYCOBACTERIUM BUTYRICUM
- 1 October 1953
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 66 (4), 404-406
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.66.4.404-406.1953
Abstract
Cell-free extracts of M. butyricum oxidize catechol to beta-ketoadipic acid. Comparison of the rates of catechol utilization by intact cells and extracts indicates that this is the only mechanism for catechol oxidation by M. butyricum.Keywords
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