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Molecular biology of anaerobic aromatic biodegradation. Final report, 15 July 1992-15 July 1996

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:426651
The molecular basis for the anaerobic degradation of benzoate and 4-hydroxybenzoate was investigated using the bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris as a model. A major thrust of the work involved cloning benzoate degradation and regulatory genes and assigning functions to these genes based on nucleotide sequencing and physiological analyses of strains carrying defined mutations. Other studies included purification and characterization of the benzoate pathway ring cleavage enzyme (2-ketocyclohexanecarboxyl-CoA hydrolase).
Research Organization:
Iowa Univ., Iowa City, IA (United States). Dept. of Microbiology
OSTI ID:
426651
Report Number(s):
AD-A--308975/2/XAB; CNN: Contract DAAL03-92-G-0313
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English