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Protein engineering of Bacillus megaterium CYP102. The oxidation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
European journal of biochemistry - 1 May 2001
Carmichael A B, Wong L L
Abstract excerpt
Cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes are involved in activating the carcinogenicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in mammals, but they are also utilized by microorganisms for the degradation of these hazardous environmental contaminants. Wild-type CYP102 (P450(BM-3)) from Bacillus megaterium has low activity for the oxidation of the PAHs phenanthrene, fluoranthene and pyrene. The double hydrophobic...
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