Identification of an alternative 2,3-dihydroxybiphenyl 1,2-dioxygenase in Rhodococcus sp. strain RHA1 and cloning of the gene

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2940-2946

  Hauschild, James E ^a   Masai, Eiji ^b   Sugiyama, Katsumi ^c   Hatta, Takashi ^d   Kimbara, Kazuhide ^c   Fukuda, Masao ^a,c,e   Yano, Keiji ^b,d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^e RAILWAY TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3 DIHYDROXYBIPHENYL 1,2 DIOXYGENASE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DENATURATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RHODOCOCCUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029742571     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.8.2940-2946.1996     Document Type: Article

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