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Abstract

Two bacterial strains excreting a yellow pigment were isolated from human urine and identified as . 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-carboxymethyl-muconate semialdehyde, produced from -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.

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