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. 1991 May;57(5):1563–1565. doi: 10.1128/aem.57.5.1563-1565.1991

Biotransformation of the Pentahydroxy Flavone Quercetin by Rhizobium loti and Bradyrhizobium Strains (Lotus)

J R Rao 1, N D Sharma 1, J T G Hamilton 1, D R Boyd 1, J E Cooper 1,*
PMCID: PMC182986  PMID: 16348495

Abstract

Lotus rhizobia catabolized quercetin in an arabinose-based medium via a novel form of C-ring cleavage, yielding phloroglucinol and protocatechuic acid. Conservation of the A and B rings of the flavone suggests that a chalcone could be formed as a transient intermediate.

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