Characterization of the gene cluster involved in isoprene metabolism in Rhodococcus sp. strain AD45

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1956-1963

  Van Hylckama Vlieg, Johan E T ^a   Leemhuis, Hans ^a   Lutje Spelberg, Jeffrey H ^a   Janssen, Dick B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; 1 HYDROXY 2 GLUTATHIONYL 2 METHYL 3 BUTENE; 1,2 DICHLORO 4 NITROBENZENE; 1,2 EPOXY 2 METHYL 3 BUTENE; 2 METHYLACYL COENZYME A RACEMASE; BACTERIAL DNA; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; ISOPRENE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; RACEMASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CATABOLISM; CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EPOXIDATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACID OMEGA OXIDATION; GENE CLUSTER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOCOCCUS;

ALKENES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BUTADIENES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DINITROCHLOROBENZENE; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, BACTERIAL; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEMITERPENES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NITROBENZENES; OPEN READING FRAMES; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXYGENASES; PENTANES; RACEMASES AND EPIMERASES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RHODOCOCCUS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS SP.; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE; XANTHOBACTER SP.;

EID: 0034020589     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.7.1956-1963.2000     Document Type: Article

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