Publication details
Degradation of b-Hexachlorocyclohexane by Haloalkane Dehalogenase LinB from Sphingomonas paucimobilis UT26.
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| Year of publication | 2005 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Applied and Environmental Microbiology |
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| Web | http://loschmidt.chemi.muni.cz/peg/abstracts/aem05a.html |
| Field | Genetics and molecular biology |
| Keywords | b-hexachlorocyclohexane; degradation; haloalkane dehalogenase LinB; HCH; UT26 |
| Description | -Hexachlorocyclohexane (b-HCH) is the most recalcitrant among the a-, b-, g-, and d-isomers of HCH, and causes serious environmental pollution problems. We demonstrate here that the haloalkane dehalogenase LinB, reported earlier to mediate the second step in the degradation of g-HCH in Sphingomonas paucimobilis UT26, metabolizes b-HCH to produce 2,3,4,5,6-pentachlorocyclohexanol. |
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