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[Microbiological transformation of pyridine]. 1980

A G Shevchenko, and N V Dzumedzeĭ

The purpose of this work was to study the conditions for the reaction of co-oxidation of pyridine by seven strains of Pseudomonas using succinic acid, glucose, and sodium salicylate and benzoate as a growth substrate. The structure of a growth substrate was shown to influence pyridine oxidation. The dependence of co-oxidation on the nature of a growth substrate seems to stem from the electron structure of substrate and cosubstrate molecules.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011549	Pseudomonas	A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria widely distributed in nature. Some species are pathogenic for humans, animals, and plants.	Chryseomonas,Pseudomona,Flavimonas
D011725	Pyridines	Compounds with a six membered aromatic ring containing NITROGEN. The saturated version is PIPERIDINES.
D001711	Biotransformation	The chemical alteration of an exogenous substance by or in a biological system. The alteration may inactivate the compound or it may result in the production of an active metabolite of an inactive parent compound. The alterations may be divided into METABOLIC DETOXICATION, PHASE I and METABOLIC DETOXICATION, PHASE II.
D012988	Soil Microbiology	The presence of bacteria, viruses, and fungi in the soil. This term is not restricted to pathogenic organisms.	Microbiology, Soil