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RpoN (sigma 54) is required for conversion of phenol to catechol in Acinetobacter calcoaceticus.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jun 1994
Ehrt S, Ornston L N, Hillen W
Abstract excerpt
Members of the sigma 54 protein family, encoded by rpoN, are required for the transcription of genes associated with specialized metabolic functions. The ability to grow with phenol appears to be a specialized trait because it is expressed by few of the microorganisms that grow with catechol, the metabolic product of phenol monooxygenase. A mutation preventing the expression of phenol monooxygenase in the...
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