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. 1975 Apr;148(1):11–15. doi: 10.1042/bj1480011

The aerobic metabolism of cyclohexanecarboxylic acid by Acinetobacter anitratum.

E M Rho, W C Evans
PMCID: PMC1165500  PMID: 1156390

Abstract

1. The aerobic metabolism of cyclohexanecarboxylic acid by a bacterium isolated from garden soil (Acinetobacter anitratum) was investigated. 2. Evidence for the formation of cyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxylate, 2-hydroxycyclohexanecarboxylate and pimelate when either cell suspensions or cell-free extracts were incubated in the presence of cyclohexanecarboxylic acid is presented. 3. Crude cell-free extracts required ATP, CoA, FAD and Mg2+ as cofactors for the production of pimelate from cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, suggesting the existence of an activating reaction with formation of CoA esters, in this system.

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