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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-11-20
pubmed:abstractText
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.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0022-1287
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
133
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
773-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Isolation from urine of two Serratia marcescens strains excreting a diffusible yellow pigment.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology, School of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't