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. 1974 Oct;28(4):681–687. doi: 10.1128/am.28.4.681-687.1974

Taxonomic Significance of Phenethyl Alcohol Production by Achromobacter Isolates from Fishery Sources1

T C Chen 1, R E Levin 1
PMCID: PMC186797  PMID: 4422523

Abstract

The formation of phenethyl alcohol from L-phenylalanine and ethanol by achromobacter isolates of fishery origin was found to be taxonomically significant for such organisms. Phenylpyruvate, the direct oxidative deamination product of L-phenylalanine, was found to serve as an intermediate precursor to phenethyl alcohol formation. Among ten Acinetobacter isolates examined, none produced phenethyl alcohol. Among nine Moraxella isolates examined, one produced phenethyl alcohol.

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