Mei-Ru Si

Functional characterization of Corynebacterium glutamicum catechol 2, 3-dioxygenase induced by aromatic compounds.

In bacteria, phenolic compounds are usually metabolized via the catechol pathway, in which catechol undergoes ring-opening reactions catalyzed by catechol 1, 2-dioxygenase (C12O, ortho cleavage) or catechol 2, 3-dioxygenase (C23O, meta cleavage), eventually entering central carbon metabolism. Corynebacterium glutamicum...