Article
Cloning and characterization of Pseudomonas sp. strain DNT genes for 2,4-dinitrotoluene degradation.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Mar 1993
Suen W C, Spain J C
Abstract excerpt
The degradation of 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT) by Pseudomonas sp. strain DNT is initiated by a dioxygenase attack to yield 4-methyl-5-nitrocatechol (MNC) and nitrite. Subsequent oxidation of MNC by a monooxygenase results in the removal of the second molecule of nitrite, and further enzymatic reacti...
Topics
- Cloning, Molecular
- Cosmids
- Dinitrobenzenes
- Genes, Bacterial
- Mutation
- Oxygenases
- Phenotype
- Plasmids
- Pseudomonas
- Restriction Mapping
