Implication of two glutathione S-transferases in the optimal metabolism of m-toluate by Sphingomonas yanoikuyae B1

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-30

  Bae, Mihyun ^a   Sul, Woo Jun ^a   Koh, Sung Cheol ^b   Lee, Joon H ^c   Zylstra, Gerben J ^d   Kim, Young Min ^a   Kim, Eungbin ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Maritime University   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatic hydrocarbon; Glutathione; m toluate; S transferase; Sphingomonas

Indexed keywords

1 CHLORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; 3 METHYLBENZOIC ACID; BIPHENYL; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; META XYLENE;

BIODEGRADATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CLONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHINGOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS YANOIKUYAE;

BENZOIC ACIDS; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; OPERON; SPHINGOMONAS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; SPHINGOBIUM YANOIKUYAE; SPHINGOMONAS;

EID: 0038455693     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024428715390     Document Type: Article

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