Production of Pyoluteorin and Its Derivatives from n-Paraffin by Pseudomonas aeruginosa S10B2

Abstract

In investigations of biological active substances in metabolites of n-paraffin-utilizing microorganisms, Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Schroeter) S10B2 isolated from soil was found to produce pyoluteorin and its derivatives. One derivative was identified as 3′-nitropyoluteorin, a new metabolite of microorganisms. Some of these products were found to have antimicrobial activity in vitro and in vivo. In addition, the herbicidal activity of these products was discovered. © 1978, Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry. All rights reserved.