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The explosive-degrading cytochrome P450 system is highly conserved among strains of Rhodococcus spp.

ABSTRACT: Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) is a widely used explosive and a serious environmental pollutant. Nineteen strains of Rhodococcus spp. capable of utilizing RDX as the sole nitrogen source have been isolated. The cytochrome P450 system XplA-XplB, which is responsible for RDX breakdown, is present in 18 of these strains.

SUBMITTER: Seth-Smith HM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2493155 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The explosive-degrading cytochrome P450 system is highly conserved among strains of Rhodococcus spp.

Seth-Smith Helena M B HM Edwards James J Rosser Susan J SJ Rathbone Deborah A DA Bruce Neil C NC

Applied and environmental microbiology 20080516 14

Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) is a widely used explosive and a serious environmental pollutant. Nineteen strains of Rhodococcus spp. capable of utilizing RDX as the sole nitrogen source have been isolated. The cytochrome P450 system XplA-XplB, which is responsible for RDX breakdown, is present in 18 of these strains. ...[more]

PMID: 18487400

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