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A novel pathway for 2-aminophenol metabolism by Pseudomonas sp. AP-3 is proposed. The proposed pathway is similar to that known for meta-cleavage of catechol except that one of the hydroxyl groups on the metabolites is replaced by an amino group. During the degradation of 2-aminophenol, 2-amino-2,4-pentadienoic acid is the last metabolite containing an amino group. We, therefore, propose a modified meta-cleavage pathway for the 2-aminophenol metabolism.
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Received: 27 November 1997 / Accepted: 14 May 1998
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Takenaka, S., Murakami, S., Shinke, R. et al. Metabolism of 2-aminophenol by Pseudomonas sp. AP-3: modified meta-cleavage pathway. Arch Microbiol 170, 132–137 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002030050624
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002030050624