Anaerobic toluene-catabolic pathway in denitrifying Thauera aromatica : Activation and β-oxidation of the first intermediate, (R)-(+)-benzylsuccinate

Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3265-3271

  Leutwein, Christina ^a   Heider, Johann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaerobic toluene catabolism; Benzylsuccinate; CoA transferase; Stereochemistry; oxidation

Indexed keywords

COENZYME A TRANSFERASE; TOLUENE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CATABOLISM; DENITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAUERA AROMATICA;

THAUERA AROMATICA;

EID: 0032693904     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-145-11-3265     Document Type: Article

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