Differential induction of enzymes involved in anaerobic metabolism of aromatic compounds in the denitrifying bacterium Thauera aromatica

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 120-131

  Heider, Johann ^a   Boll, Matthias ^a   Breese, Klaus ^a   Breinig, Sabine ^a   Ebenau Jehle, Christa ^a   Feil, Ulrich ^a   Gad'on, Nasser ^a   Laempe, Diana ^a   Leuthner, Birgitta ^a   Mohamed, Magdy El Said ^a,c   Schneider, Sabine ^a   Burchhardt, Gerhard ^b   Fuchs, Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

2 Aminobenzoate; 4 Hydroxybenzoyl CoA reductase; Anaerobic aromatic metabolism; Benzoyl CoA reductase; CoA ligase; Phenylacetyl CoA; Phenylalanine; Phenylglyoxylate; Phenylphosphate carboxylase; Toluene

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID; CARBOXYLASE; COENZYME A; LIGASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHENYLALANINE; PHENYLGLYOXYLIC ACID; TOLUENE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACYL COENZYME A; ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BENZOATES; COENZYME A; COENZYME A LIGASES; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; ENZYME INDUCTION; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-CH GROUP DONORS; PHENOLS; PHENYLACETATES; PHENYLALANINE; TOLUENE;

EID: 14444285036     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050623     Document Type: Article

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