Strain of Pseudomonas putida for producing an intermediate compound in the production of para-cresol

Abstract

The present invention provides a process for the production of p-cresol in a quantitative yield, which involves the acidification of an aqueous solution of the starting material, 4-methylcyclohexa-3,5-diene-1,2-diol-1-carboxylic acid, under ambient conditions of temperature and pressure to cause spontaneous decomposition of the starting material to p-cresol. The starting material is produced with Pseudomonas putida Biotype A strain ATCC 39119.

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