Requirement of duplicated operons for maximal metabolism of phthalate by Rhodococcus sp. strain DK17

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 357, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 766-771

  Choi, Ki Young ^a   Kim, Dockyu ^a,b   Chae, Jong Chan ^c   Zylstra, Gerben J ^c   Kim, Eungbin ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene duplication; Megaplasmid; Operon; Phthalate; Rhodococcus

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLYASE; DIHYDROXYPHTHALATE DECARBOXYLASE; PHTHALIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC CODE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; RHODOCOCCUS;

CARBOXY-LYASES; CELL DIVISION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE ORDER; GENES, BACTERIAL; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MUTATION; OPERON; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PLASMIDS; RHODOCOCCUS;

RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 34247569068     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.04.009     Document Type: Article

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