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Title: Oxidation of benzaldehydes to benzoic acid derivatives by three Desulfovibrio strains. [Desulfovibrio vulgaris; Desulfovibrio simplex; Desulfovibrio sp]

Abstract

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.

Authors:
;  [1];  [2]
  1. Univ. of Regensburg (West Germany)
  2. Kernforschungsanlage Juelich GmbH (West Germany)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5857434
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Applied and Environmental Microbiology; (USA)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 56:7; Journal ID: ISSN 0099-2240
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; BENZALDEHYDE; OXIDATION; DESULFOVIBRIO; METABOLISM; BENZOIC ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; ALDEHYDES; BACTERIA; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON OXIDES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; MICROORGANISMS; MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIA; 550500* - Metabolism

Citation Formats

Zellner, G, Winter, J, and Kneifel, H. Oxidation of benzaldehydes to benzoic acid derivatives by three Desulfovibrio strains. [Desulfovibrio vulgaris; Desulfovibrio simplex; Desulfovibrio sp]. United States: N. p., 1990. Web.
Zellner, G, Winter, J, & Kneifel, H. Oxidation of benzaldehydes to benzoic acid derivatives by three Desulfovibrio strains. [Desulfovibrio vulgaris; Desulfovibrio simplex; Desulfovibrio sp]. United States.
Zellner, G, Winter, J, and Kneifel, H. 1990. "Oxidation of benzaldehydes to benzoic acid derivatives by three Desulfovibrio strains. [Desulfovibrio vulgaris; Desulfovibrio simplex; Desulfovibrio sp]". United States.
@article{osti_5857434,
title = {Oxidation of benzaldehydes to benzoic acid derivatives by three Desulfovibrio strains. [Desulfovibrio vulgaris; Desulfovibrio simplex; Desulfovibrio sp]},
author = {Zellner, G and Winter, J and Kneifel, H},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5857434}, journal = {Applied and Environmental Microbiology; (USA)},
issn = {0099-2240},
number = ,
volume = 56:7,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990},
month = {Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990}
}