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J R Rao1, N D Sharma, J T Hamilton, D R Boyd, J E Cooper.
Abstract
Lotus rhizobia catabolized quercetin in an arabinose-based medium via a novel form of C-ring cleavage, yielding phloroglucinol and protocatechuic acid. Conservation of the A and B rings of the flavone suggests that a chalcone could be formed as a transient intermediate.Entities:
Year: 1991 PMID: 16348495 PMCID: PMC182986 DOI: 10.1128/aem.57.5.1563-1565.1991
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792