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Crystal structure of PhnH: an essential component of carbon-phosphorus lyase in Escherichia coli.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Feb 2008
Adams Melanie A, Luo Yan, Hove-Jensen Bjarne, He Shu-Mei, van Staalduinen Laura M, Zechel David L, Jia Zongchao
Abstract excerpt
Organophosphonates are reduced forms of phosphorous that are characterized by the presence of a stable carbon-phosphorus (C-P) bond, which resists chemical hydrolysis, thermal decomposition, and photolysis. The chemically inert nature of the C-P bond has raised environmental concerns as toxic phosphonates accumulate in a number of ecosystems. Carbon-phosphorous lyase (CP lyase) is a multienzyme pathway encoded by...
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