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Two bacterial strains excreting a yellow pigment were isolated from human urine and identified as Serratia marcescens. The pigment was produced in the late exponential and early stationary phases of growth. Minimal media supplemented with tyrosine, phenylalanine, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetate or tryptophan, as well as complex media, induced pigment production. UV-visible spectra of the extracted pigment had peaks characteristic of 2-hydroxy-5-carboxymethylmuconate semialdehyde, produced from meta-cleavage of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetate by the enzyme 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetate 2,3-dioxygenase (EC 1.13.11.15). This enzyme was active when the bacteria were grown under conditions promoting pigment production. The kinetics and factors affecting pigment production are also reported.
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