Localization and characterization of two novel genes encoding stereospecific dioxygenases catalyzing 2(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)propionate cleavage in Delftia acidovorans MC1

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 5357-5365

  Schleinitz, Kathleen M ^a   Kleinsteuber, Sabine ^a   Vallaeys, Tatiana ^b,c   Babel, Wolfgang ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSIS; ENZYMES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; MUTAGENESIS;

DIOXYGENASE GENES; HYBRIDIZATION; WILD-TYPE PLASMIDS;

GENES;

2 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXY)PROPIONATE; 2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; DICHLORPROP; DIOXYGENASE; GENE PRODUCT; OXYGENASE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

MICROBIOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DEGRADATION; DELFTIA ACIDOVORANS; DELFTIA ACIDOVORANS MC1; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RDPA GENE; SDPA GENE; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; STEREOSPECIFICITY; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA; WILD TYPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DELFTIA ACIDOVORANS; DNA PRIMERS; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXYGENASES; PLASMIDS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COMAMONAS; DELFTIA; DELFTIA ACIDOVORANS; INSERTION SEQUENCES; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RALSTONIA; RHODOFERAX; RHODOFERAX SP.; SPHINGOBIUM; SPHINGOBIUM HERBICIDOVORANS; TRANSPOSONS; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

EID: 4644224875     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.9.5357-5365.2004     Document Type: Article

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