Ancient evolution and recent evolution converge for the biodegradation of cyanuric acid and related triazines

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1638-1645

  Seffernick, Jennifer L ^a   Wackett, Lawrence P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOINFORMATICS; ENZYMES; HYDROLASES; METABOLISM; POLYOLS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS; AMMONIA; METABOLITES;

ANCIENT PROTEINS; FILTRATION SYSTEMS; GENETIC MATERIALS; GENETIC STUDIES; METABOLIC PATHWAYS; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; PROTEIN FAMILY; X-RAY STRUCTURE;

BIOSYNTHESIS;

AMMONIA; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; DISINFECTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FUNGUS; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN; PROTEIN; TRIAZINE;

UNITED STATES;

ACTINOBACTERIA; FUNGI; MOORELLA THERMOACETICA;

AMIDASE; CYANURIC ACID AMIDOHYDROLASE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGUS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; BACTERIA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FUNGI; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; TRIAZINES;

EID: 84961267108     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.03594-15     Document Type: Article

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