Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tokyo
Abstract:
The metabolic products of m-hydroxybenzoic acid formed by certain Pseudomonas, Micrococcus, and Bacterium strains which possess oxidizing ability of this acid were detected by paperchromatography. It was recognized that protocatechuic acid or gentisic acid are intermediary metabolites of m-hydroxybenzoic acid by these bacteria and the both acids are not detected in one cultural broth.