| Literature DB >> 22492439 |
Caroline Rosier1, Natalie Leys, Céline Henoumont, Max Mergeay, Ruddy Wattiez.
Abstract
Acetone carboxylase (Acx) is a key enzyme involved in the biodegradation of acetone by bacteria. Except for the Helicobacteraceae family, genome analyses revealed that bacteria that possess an Acx, such as Cupriavidus metallidurans strain CH34, are associated with soil. The Acx of CH34 forms the heterohexameric complex α(2)β(2)γ(2) and can carboxylate only acetone and 2-butanone in an ATP-dependent reaction to acetoacetate and 3-keto-2-methylbutyrate, respectively.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22492439 PMCID: PMC3370517 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.07974-11
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792