Oxidation of benzaldehydes to benzoic acid derivatives by three Desulfovibrio strains. [Desulfovibrio vulgaris; Desulfovibrio simplex; Desulfovibrio sp]
- Univ. of Regensburg (West Germany)
- Kernforschungsanlage Juelich GmbH (West Germany)
Desulfovibrio vulgaris Marburg, Desulfovibrio simplex XVI, and Desulfovibrio sp. strain MP47 used benzaldehydes such as vanillin, 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzaldehyde, protocatechualdehyde, syringaldehyde, p-anisaldehyde, p-hydroxybenzaldehyde, and 2-methoxybenzaldehyde as electron donors for sulfate reduction and carbon dioxide and/or components of yeast extract as carbon sources for cell synthesis. The aldehydes were oxidized to their corresponding benzoic acids. The three sulfate reducers oxidized up to 7 mM vanillin and up to 4 mM p-anisaldehyde. Higher concentrations of vanillin or p-anisaldehyde were toxic. In addition, pyridoxal hydrochloride and o-vanillin served as electron donors for sulfate reduction. Salicylaldehyde, pyridine-2-aldehyde, pyridine-4-aldehyde, and 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylalcohol were not oxidized. No molecular hydrogen was detected in the gas phase. The oxidized aldehydes were not further degraded.
- OSTI ID:
- 5857434
- Journal Information:
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology; (USA), Vol. 56:7; ISSN 0099-2240
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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BENZALDEHYDE
OXIDATION
DESULFOVIBRIO
METABOLISM
BENZOIC ACID
CARBON DIOXIDE
ALDEHYDES
BACTERIA
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CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
MICROORGANISMS
MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIA
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