Publication Date:
2013-08-21
Description:
Rubber oxygenase A (RoxA) is one of only two known enzymes able to catalyze the oxidative cleavage of latex for biodegradation. RoxA acts as a processive dioxygenase to yield the predominant product 12-oxo-4,8-dimethyl-trideca-4,8-diene-1-al (ODTD), a tri-isoprene unit. Here we present a structural analysis of RoxA from Xanthomonas sp. strain 35Y...
Print ISSN:
0027-8424
Electronic ISSN:
1091-6490
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General