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    Degradation of 2-bromo-, 2-chloro- and 2-fluorobenzoate by Pseudomonas putida CLB 250
    (1989) Engesser, Karl-Heinrich; Schulte, P.
    Pseudomonas putida strain CLB 250 (DSM 5232) utilized 2-bromo-, 2-chloro- and 2-fluorobenzoate as sole source of carbon and energy. Degradation is suggested to be initiated by a dioxygenase liberating halide in the first catabolic step. After decarboxylation and rearomatization catechol is produced as a central metabolite which is degraded via the ortho-pathway. After inhibition of ring cleavage activities with 3-chlorocatechol, 2-chlorobenzoate was transformed to catechol in nearly stoichiometric amounts. Other ortho-substituted benzoates like anthranilate and 2-methoxybenzoate seem to be metabolized via the same route.
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    Dioxygenolytic cleavage of aryl ether bonds: 1,2-Dihydro-1,2-dihydroxy-4-carboxybenzophenone as evidence for initial 1,2-dioxygenation in 3- and 4-carboxy biphenyl ether degradation
    (1990) Engesser, Karl-Heinrich; Fietz, Walter H.; Fischer, Peter; Schulte, P.; Knackmuss, Hans-Joachim
    A bacterial strain, Pseudomonas sp. POB 310, was enriched with 4-carboxy biphenyl ether as sole source of carbon and energy. Resting cells of POB 310 co-oxidize a substrate analogue, 4-carboxybenzophenone, yielding 1,2-dihydro-1,2-dihydroxy-4-carboxy-benzophenone. The ether bond of 3- and 4-carboxy biphenyl ether is cleaved analogously by initial 1,2-dioxygenation, yielding a hemiacetal which is hydrolysed to proto-catechuate and phenol. These intermediates are degraded via an ortho and meta pathway, respectively. Alternative 2,3- and 3,4-dioxygenation can be ruled out as triggering steps in carboxy biphenyl ether degradation.
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    Die Spaltung von Arylether-Bindungen durch initiale Dioxygenierung: Grundlage des bakteriellen Dioxinabbaus
    (1991) Engesser, Karl-Heinrich; Strubel, Volker; Kirchner, S.; Schestag, S.; Schulte, P.; Knackmuss, Hans-Joachim
    Bei der Untersuchung des bakteriellen Abbaus von Arylether-Modellsubstraten wie 2-Alkoxybenzoat, Carboxybiphenylether und Dibenzofuran wurde ein grundlegender Mechanismus für die Spaltung von Aryletherbindungen aufgedeckt. Demnach bewirken Dioxygenase-Enzyme unter Einführung zweier Hydroxylgruppen die Überführung von Ether- in Hemiacetalbindungen. Diese instabilen Hemiacetale reagieren unter Rearomatisierung zu aliphatischen Alkoholen und/oder Phenolverbindungen ab. Enzyme dieses Typs sind auch in der Lage, Dioxine zu spalten.