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Utilization of phenylalanine and phenylacetic acid byPseudomonas solanacearum

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Pseudomonas solanacearum utilized phenylalanine as sole source of carbon and nitrogen. Phenylalanine-grown cells rapidly oxidized phenylacetic acid and homogentisic acid. Gentisic and protocatechuic acids were also oxidized, after an initial lag. Phenylacetate-grown cells rapidly oxidized gentisic acid, slowly oxidizedo-hydroxyphenylacetic acid and catechol, and did not oxidizem-hydroxymandelic andm-hydroxyphenylacetic acids. Phenylalanine was degraded via phenylacetic acid-r-lactone andβ ketoadipate; Rothera’s test indicatedortho cleavage of the aromatic ring.

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    P. Agrawal, S. Latha & A. Mahadevan

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Agrawal, P., Latha, S. & Mahadevan, A. Utilization of phenylalanine and phenylacetic acid byPseudomonas solanacearum . Appl Biochem Biotechnol 61, 379–391 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02787809

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