Oxidative Degradation of 4-Hydroxyacetophenone in Arthrobacter sp. TGJ4

Yoshiki TANIHATA; Manami WATANABE; Koichi MITSUKURA; Kiyofumi MARUYAMA

doi:10.1271/bbb.110876

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Notes

Oxidative Degradation of 4-Hydroxyacetophenone in Arthrobacter sp. TGJ4

Yoshiki TANIHATA, Manami WATANABE, Koichi MITSUKURA, Kiyofumi MARUYAMA

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Keywords: biodegradation, 4-hydroxyacetophenone, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyacetophenone, vanillic acid

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2012 Volume 76 Issue 4 Pages 838-840

DOI https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.110876

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Abstract

The 4-hydroxyacetophenone assimilating bacterium Arthrobacter sp. TGJ4 was isolated from a soil sample. The resting cell reaction suggested that the strain cleaved 4-hydroxyacetophenone and its 3-methoxy derivative to the corresponding carboxylic acids and formaldehyde. Some properties of the enzyme catalyzing the cleavage reaction were examined.

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