Steroid degradation genes in Comamonas testosteroni TA441: Isolation of genes encoding a Δ4(5)-isomerase and 3α- and 3β-dehydrogenases and evidence for a 100kb steroid degradation gene hot spot

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 253-263

  Horinouchi, Masae ^a   Kurita, Tomokazu ^a   Hayashi, Toshiaki ^a   Kudo, Toshiaki ^a,b  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

3 Dehydrogenase; Comamonas testosteroni; Steroid degradation

Indexed keywords

3BETA, 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE; 4(5) ISOMERASE; CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; CHOLIC ACID; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; EPIANDROSTERONE; ISOMERASE; LITHOCHOLIC ACID; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PRASTERONE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID; STEROID 3ALPHA REDUCTASE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; 3ALPHA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; STEROID DELTA ISOMERASE; STEROID DELTA-ISOMERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; COMAMONAS TESTOSTERONI; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; BACTERIAL GENE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION;

3-ALPHA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE (B-SPECIFIC); 3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COMAMONAS TESTOSTERONI; GENES, BACTERIAL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; STEROID ISOMERASES; STEROIDS;

COMAMONAS TESTOSTERONI;

EID: 77957265717     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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