Abstract

The degradation of veratraldehyde by Alcaligenes paradoxus was studied. Three products, veratric acid, vanillic acid and a minor amount of veratryl alcohol, were identified. The effect of various metabolic inhibitors on the uptake of veratraldehyde, veratric and vanillic acid showed the uptake process to be energy-dependent. The NAD+-dependent enzyme responsible for the conversion of veratraldehyde to veratric acid has been separated from veratryl alcohol-oxidizing enzyme.

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