20 research outputs found
Computational analyses of virtual proteolytic fragments generated by naphthalene 1,2-dioxygenase. In search of native-like conformation and function
Construction of Metabolic Operons Catalyzing the De Novo Biosynthesis of Indigo in Escherichia coli
Development of a Bioreactor for Cometabolic Biodegradation of Gas-Phase Trichloroethylene
Multicomponent phenol hydroxylase-catalysed formation of hydroxyindoles and dyestuffs from indole and its derivatives
Isolation and characterization of Pseudoalteromonas strains with divergent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon catabolic properties
Fifteen strains of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-catabolizing bacteria, identified as Pseudoalteromonas spp. were isolated from Eagle Harbor, Puget Sound, USA, using a most probable number procedure in which naphthalene or phenanthrene was the sole carbon and energy source. Despite having identical 16S rDNA sequences, some catabolized many PAHs, whereas others oxidized only naphthalenes. A putative naphthalene 1,2-dioxygenase gene fragment was polymerase chain reaction-amplified from the naphthalene-degrading strains and shown to be almost identical to a gene present in Neptunomonas naphthovorans, suggesting horizontal transfer