Abstract
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1. The oxidation by bacteria of salicylate, gentisate, and 2:3-dihydroxyben-zoate has been examined with the technic of simultaneous adaptation. 2. Catechol appears to be an intermediate in the oxidation of salicylate. 3. Organisms grown on gentisate and 2:3-dihydroxybenzoate show no adaptation to any likely known intermediates. 4. It is suggested that the oxidation of gentisate may be analogous to that of homogentisate, with formation of a straight-chain β-diketo-dicarboxylic acid.
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