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. 1961 Dec;82(6):905–908. doi: 10.1128/jb.82.6.905-908.1961

NONINDUCTIVE METABOLISM OF ITACONIC ACID BY PSEUDOMONAS AND SALMONELLA SPECIES

William R Martin 1, Frank Frigan 1, Edna H Bergman 1
PMCID: PMC279274  PMID: 14470458

Abstract

Martin, William R. (University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.), Frank Frigan, and Edna H. Bergman. Noninductive metabolism of itaconic acid by Pseudomonas and Salmonella species. J. Bacteriol. 82:905–908. 1961—Ten molds, three yeasts, and 44 bacteria were screened for the noninductive metabolism of itaconic acid by growing in complete media containing traces of C14-labeled itaconic acid. Several Salmonella and Pseudomonas species incorporated significant quantities of radioactivity into their cellular components. The enzymatic conversion of itaconic acid to citramalic acid was demonstrated in cell-free extracts from both P. aeruginosa and S. chittagong.

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