Igor A. Parshikov
Abstract
The oxidation of 2,4-dimethylpyridine by the bacterium Rhodococcus erythropolis resulted in the formation of 4,6-dimethylpyridin-3-ol and pyridine-2,4-dicarboxylic acid, as well as the opening of the pyridine ring with the formation of (3E)-3-(formylimino)prop-1-ene-1,1,3-tricarboxylic acid and (3E)-3-(formylimino)-2- hydroxyprop-1-ene-1,1,3-tricarboxylic acid.