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The bacterial oxidation of nicotinic acid

N-Formylmaleamic and N-formylfumaramic acids

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N-Formylmaleamic acid, a probable intermediate in the bacterial metabolism of nicotinic acid, has been synthesized by photoisomerization of its transisomer, N-formylfumaramic acid. The compound previously reported to be N-formylmaleamic acid has been shown to be N-formylfumaramic acid.

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This paper is dedicated to Prof. R. Y. Stanier, who served as a model of elegant erudition to me during my graduate work with him.

I thank the NIH and NSF for support

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Behrman, E.J. The bacterial oxidation of nicotinic acid. Arch. Microbiol. 110, 87–90 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00416972

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