Heterologous expression and characterization of the purified oxygenase component of Rhodococcus globerulus P6 biphenyl dioxygenase and of chimeras derived from it

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 4805-4811

  Chebrou, Hervé ^a,b   Hurtubise, Yves ^a,c   Barriault, Diane ^a   Sylvestre, Michel ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^b U de Recherches en Biocatalyse   (France)

^c Laboratoires Choisy   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BIPHENYL; OXYGENASE; P6 BIPHENYL DIOXYGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CHIMERA; COMAMONAS TESTOSTERONI; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 0032837787     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.16.4805-4811.1999     Document Type: Article

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