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. 1968 Feb;95(2):360–366. doi: 10.1128/jb.95.2.360-366.1968

Itoic Acid Synthesis in Bacillus subtilis

W J Peters 1, R A J Warren 1
PMCID: PMC252027  PMID: 4966543

Abstract

Under conditions of iron deficiency, strains of Bacillus subtilis produced 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHB), 2,3-dihydroxybenzolyglycine (DHBG), or both of these compounds. DHB(G) production [production of DHB(G) refers to the production of DHB, or DHBG, or both] was proportional to the amount of iron present and occurred logarithmically, paralleling growth. Supplementation of media with more than 150 μg of iron per liter at zero-time inhibited DHB accumulation completely. In the presence of DHB, lower levels of iron inhibited DHB(G) production, so that the actual inhibitor of synthesis may involve the Fe3+:[DHB(G)]3 complex. The strains producing DHBG also produced coproporphyrin III during iron-deficient growth, whereas a strain producing DHB did not produce coproporphyrin III under these conditions. Accumulation of DHB(G) was influenced by the levels of aromatic amino acids and anthranilic acid in the medium. In vivo experiments with strain B-1471 demonstrated that DHB was coupled to added glycine to form DHBG. Metabolism of DHB(G) was observed in two of the strains studied.

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