STUDIES ON MICROBIAL METABOLISM OF MYO-INOSITOL 1. Noncyclic Pathway of Myo-Inositol Breakdown by Xanthomonas panici

Abstract

Various species of bacteria isolated from inositol enrichments have been listed~nd two species of Xanthomona, X. ponici and X axonopodis, have been pointed out to be the most active agents of inositol decomposition Tartrate. glycolate,glyoxylate, oxalate, formate and carbon dioxide have been shown to be the breakdown products of inositol and based on chemical and chromatographic analyses and manometric experiments, a scheme for the pathway for inositol decomposition has been suggested.