Degradation of lignin and lignin derivatives by Acinetobacter sp. |
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Authors: | N Vasudevan A Mahadevan |
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Institution: | Centre for Advanced Studies in Botany, University of Madras, India |
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Abstract: | An Acinetobacter sp. utilized 2-methoxy-4-formylphenoxyacetic acid, dehydrodivanillyl alcohol, dehydrodiisoeugenol and conidendrin as sole carbon source. It also degraded 14C-labelled DHP lignin and teakwood lignin. Vanillic acid, protocatechuic acid and catechol were separated from 2-methoxy-4-formylphenoxyacetic acid grown cultures. Both protocatechuic acid and catechol were formed from dehydrodivanillyl alcohol, dehydrodiisoeugenol and conidendrin. On the dimeric lignin model substances this Acinetobacter sp. produced protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase and catechol 1,2-dioxygenase. |
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