Conversion of Naphthoates to cis-Dihydrodiols by Naphthalenesulfonate-assimilating Pseudomonas sp. TA-2

Abstract

A naphthalenesulfonate-assimilating bacterium, Pseudomonas sp. TA-2, was found to convert 2-naphthoate to cis-1, 2-dihydroxy-1, 2-dihydronaphthalene-2-carboxylate (DDN2C) and cis-1, 2-dihydroxy-1, 2-dihydronaphthalene-3-carboxylate (DDN3C), and converted 1-naphthoate to cis-1, 2-dihydroxy-1, 2-dihydronaphthalene-1-carboxylate (DDN1C). It was suggested that conversion of naphthoates was done by a dioxygenase with relaxed regioselectivity.