Metabolism of Carbaryl via 1,2-Dihydroxynaphthalene by Soil Isolates Pseudomonas sp. Strains C4, C5, and C6
2005
Swetha, Vandana P. | Phale, Prashant S.
Pseudomonas sp. strains C4, C5, and C6 utilize carbaryl as the sole source of carbon and energy. Identification of 1-naphthol, salicylate, and gentisate in the spent media; whole-cell O₂ uptake on 1-naphthol, 1,2-dihydroxynaphthalene, salicylaldehyde, salicylate, and gentisate; and detection of key enzymes, viz, carbaryl hydrolase, 1-naphthol hydroxylase, 1,2-dihydroxynaphthalene dioxygenase, and gentisate dioxygenase, in the cell extract suggest that carbaryl is metabolized via 1-naphthol, 1,2-dihydroxynaphthalene, and gentisate. Here, we demonstrate 1-naphthol hydroxylase and 1,2-dihydroxynaphthalene dioxygenase activities in the cell extracts of carbaryl-grown cells. 1-Naphthol hydroxylase is present in the membrane-free cytosolic fraction, requires NAD(P)H and flavin adenine dinucleotide, and has optimum activity in the pH range 7.5 to 8.0. Carbaryl-degrading enzymes are inducible, and maximum induction was observed with carbaryl. Based on these results, the proposed metabolic pathway is carbaryl [rightwards arrow] 1-naphthol [rightwards arrow] 1,2-dihydroxynaphthalene [rightwards arrow] salicylaldehyde [rightwards arrow] salicylate [rightwards arrow] gentisate [rightwards arrow] maleylpyruvate.
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