Abstract
The metabolically versatile Rhodococcus sp. strain DK17 utilizes indan as a growth substrate via the o-xylene pathway. Metabolite and reverse transcription-PCR analyses indicate that o-xylene dioxygenase hydroxylates indan at the 4,5 position of the aromatic moiety to form av-indan-4,5-dihydrodiol, which is dehydrogenated to 4,5-indandiol by a dehydrogenase. 4,5-Indandiol undergoes ring cleavage by a meta-cleavage dioxygenase.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 375-377 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied and environmental microbiology |
Volume | 76 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2010 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biotechnology
- Food Science
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Ecology