Identification of a hydratase and a class II aldolase involved in biodegradation of the organic solvent tetralin

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 4841-4846

  Hernaez M J ^a   Floriano, B ^a   Rios J J ^a   Santero, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYMES; GENES; REACTION KINETICS; SOLVENTS;

SEQUENCE COMPARISON;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ALDEHYDE; CARBOXYLYASE; CROTONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DICARBOXYLIC ACID; DICARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; GENE PRODUCT; HYDROLYASE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PYRUVIC ACID; TETRALIN DERIVATIVE;

BIODEGRADATION;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME MECHANISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ALDEHYDE-LYASES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HYDROLASES; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOLVENTS; TETRAHYDRONAPHTHALENES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0036795809     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.68.10.4841-4846.2002     Document Type: Article

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