Hydroxylation of benzoate and its chlorinated derivatives in Aspergillus niger

Biochem Int. 1985 Apr;10(4):525-9.

Abstract

Comparison of the properties of a purified benzoate-4-hydroxylase, using benzoic acid and its chlorinated derivatives as substrate, suggests that the same enzyme operates during the initial hydroxylation of benzoate, 2-chlorobenzoate (2-cba), and 3-chlorobenzoate (3-cba) in A.niger.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aspergillus niger / enzymology
  • Aspergillus niger / metabolism*
  • Benzoates / metabolism
  • Benzoic Acid
  • Chlorobenzoates / metabolism
  • Hydroxylation
  • Oxygenases / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Oxygenases / isolation & purification*
  • Oxygenases / metabolism
  • Substrate Specificity
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Benzoates
  • Chlorobenzoates
  • Benzoic Acid
  • Oxygenases
  • benzoate 1,2-dioxygenase