Fatima M. Khasaeva, Igor A. Parshikov and Evgeny I. Zaraisky
Abstract
Degradation of pyridines in waste water is an important issue for chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The biodegradation of 2,6-dimethylpyridine was investigated by the bacterium Arthrobacter crystallopoietes KM-4, which resulted in the formation of three metabolites: 2,6-dimethylpyridin-3-ol, 2,6-dimethylpyridin-3,4-diol, and 2,4-dioxopentanoic acid.