Use of Pseudomonas mendocina, or recombinant Escherichia coli cells expressing toluene-4-monooxygenase, and a cell-free tyrosinase for the synthesis of 4-fluorocatechol from fluorobenzene

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1045-1050

  Nolan, Louise C ^a   O'Connor, Kevin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

4 Fluorocatechol; Fluorobenzene; Pseudomonas mendocina KR1; Toluene 4 monooxygenase; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

4-FLUOROCATECHOL; FLUOROBENZENE; PSEUDOMONAS MENDOCINA KR1; TOLUENE-4-MONOOXYGENASE; TYROSINASES;

CELLS; DERIVATIVES; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; TOLUENE; VITAMINS;

BENZENE;

4 FLUOROCATECHOL; 4-FLUOROCATECHOL; CATECHOL DERIVATIVE; FLUOROBENZENE; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; OXYGENASE; TOLUENE 4 MONOOXYGENASE; TOLUENE-4-MONOOXYGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGARICALES; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLISM; PSEUDOMONAS MENDOCINA;

AGARICALES; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CATALYSIS; CATECHOLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUOROBENZENES; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; OXYGENASES; PSEUDOMONAS MENDOCINA;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS MENDOCINA;

EID: 34249051721     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-007-9365-y     Document Type: Article

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