Alternative Pathways for the Degradation of Benzoates and Related Compounds

Alternative Pathways for the Degradation of Benzoates and Related Compounds 

Unusual reactions have been encountered in the aerobic degradations carried out by Azoarcus evan-sii and Geobacillus stearothermophilus (Zaar et al. 2001). The anaerobic degradation of benzoate by Azoarcus evansii (Ebenau-Jehle et al. 2003) and Thauera aromatica (Domer and Boll 2002), and of 3-hydroxybenzoate by Th. aromatica (Laempe et al. 2001) is discussed later. 

Aerobic degradation of benzoate in Azoarcus evansii takes place via the CoA- 

FIGURE 8.33 Alternative aerobic degradation of benzoyl-CoA by Azoarcus evansii. 

FIGURE 8.34 Aerobic degradation of 2-aminobenzoate by Azoarcus evansii. 

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