Identification of functionally important amino acids in a novel indigo-producing oxygenase from Rhodococcus sp. strain T104

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 417-422

  Kwon, Na Ra ^a,d   Chae, Jong Chan ^b   Choi, Ki Young ^a   Yoo, Miyoun ^a   Zylstra, Gerben J ^b   Kim, Young Min ^a   Kang, Beom Sik ^c   Kim, Eungbin ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^d CJ Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Indigo; Indole; Oxygenase; Rhodococcus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ENZYMES; MOLECULAR MODELING; MUTAGENESIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

ISOPROPYL SIDE CHAINS; MUTATIONS; T104 IPOA ENZYME;

AMINO ACIDS;

INDOLE; OXYGENASE;

AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MODELING; MUTATION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHODOCOCCUS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; INDOLES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; OXYGENASES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RHODOCOCCUS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

IPOA; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 43949139552     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1445-y     Document Type: Article

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