Residue 345 of dibenzothiophene (DBT) sulfone monooxygenase is involved in C-S bond cleavage specificity of alkylated DBT sulfones

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 1199-1202

  Konishi, Jin ^a   Maruhashi, Kenji ^a  

^a Japan Cooperation Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkylated dibenzothiophene sulfone; C S bond cleavage; Dibenzothiophene sulfone monooxygenase; Mutation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DIBENZOTHIOPHENE 5 OXIDE; DIBENZOTHIOPHENE 5-OXIDE; DIBENZOTHIOPHENE SULFONE MONOOXYGENASE; OXYGENASE; SULFUR; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHODOCOCCUS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; OXYGENASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHODOCOCCUS; SULFUR; THIOPHENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS;

EID: 0041629136     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024564430107     Document Type: Article

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