benzylsuccinate synthase
National Institutes of Health
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Background: Benzylsuccinate synthase (BSS) catalyzes the formation of a C—C bond between toluene and fumarate by a radical…
Significance Glycyl radical enzymes perform many chemical transformations that form the bedrock of microbial anaerobic metabolism…
Hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms play an important role in the natural attenuation of spilled petroleum in a variety of…
Strain HxN1, a member of the Betaproteobacteria, can grow anaerobically by denitrification with n-alkanes. n-Alkanes are…
Benzylsuccinate synthase (Bss) is the key enzyme of anaerobic toluene degradation and has been found in all anaerobic toluene…
In vitro assays demonstrated that toluene-grown cells of Geobacter metallireducens catalyzed the addition of toluene to fumarate…
ABSTRACT A newly isolated denitrifying bacterium, Thauera sp. strain DNT-1, grew on toluene as the sole carbon and energy source…