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D T Gibson

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1 The metabolism of cresols by species of Pseudomonas. Biochem J 1966 7.72
2 Formation of (+)-cis-2,3-dihydroxy-1-methylcyclohexa-4,6-diene from toluene by Pseudomonas putida. Biochemistry 1970 6.36
3 Oxidative degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons by microorganisms. I. Enzymatic formation of catechol from benzene. Biochemistry 1968 6.23
4 Toluene degradation by Pseudomonas putida F1. Nucleotide sequence of the todC1C2BADE genes and their expression in Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem 1989 6.20
5 Degradation of trichloroethylene by toluene dioxygenase in whole-cell studies with Pseudomonas putida F1. Appl Environ Microbiol 1988 5.53
6 Expression of naphthalene oxidation genes in Escherichia coli results in the biosynthesis of indigo. Science 1983 5.10
7 Oxidation of biphenyl by a Beijerinckia species. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1973 4.90
8 Metabolism of dibenzothiophene by a Beijerinckia species. Appl Environ Microbiol 1977 4.30
9 Oxidation of the carcinogens benzo [a] pyrene and benzo [a] anthracene to dihydrodiols by a bacterium. Science 1975 4.20
10 Oxidation of naphthalene by a multicomponent enzyme system from Pseudomonas sp. strain NCIB 9816. J Bacteriol 1982 3.68
11 Benzylic monooxygenation catalyzed by toluene dioxygenase from Pseudomonas putida. Biochemistry 1988 3.52
12 Incorporation of oxygen-18 into benzene by Pseudomonas putida. Biochemistry 1970 3.46
13 Dihydrodiols from anthracene and phenanthrene. J Am Chem Soc 1976 3.45
14 Microbial degradation of aromatic compounds. Science 1967 3.40
15 Enzymatic oxidation of p-nitrophenol. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1979 3.37
16 Sequences of genes encoding naphthalene dioxygenase in Pseudomonas putida strains G7 and NCIB 9816-4. Gene 1993 3.33
17 Cis-1,2-dihydroxy-1,2-dihydronaphthalene: a bacterial metabolite from naphthalene. Arch Biochem Biophys 1971 3.31
18 Initial reactions in the oxidation of naphthalene by Pseudomonas putida. Biochemistry 1975 3.25
19 The metabolism of beta-phenylpropionic acid by an Achromobacter. Biochem J 1965 3.21
20 Pathway for Biodegradation of p-Nitrophenol in a Moraxella sp. Appl Environ Microbiol 1991 3.16
21 Emulsifier of Arthrobacter RAG-1: specificity of hydrocarbon substrate. Appl Environ Microbiol 1979 3.11
22 Structure of an aromatic-ring-hydroxylating dioxygenase-naphthalene 1,2-dioxygenase. Structure 1998 3.10
23 Oxidative degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons by microorganisms. II. Metabolism of halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons. Biochemistry 1968 3.09
24 Physiological properties of a Pseudomonas strain which grows with p-xylene in a two-phase (organic-aqueous) medium. Appl Environ Microbiol 1992 3.07
25 Purification and propeties of (plus)-cis-naphthalene dihydrodiol dehydrogenase of Pseudomonas putida. J Bacteriol 1974 2.96
26 Toluene dioxygenase: a multicomponent enzyme system. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1977 2.90
27 Inhibition of catechol 2,3-dioxygenase from Pseudomonas putida by 3-chlorocatechol. Appl Environ Microbiol 1981 2.83
28 XYL, a nonconjugative xylene-degradative plasmid in Pseudomonas Pxy. J Bacteriol 1976 2.61
29 Purification and properties of NADH-ferredoxinTOL reductase. A component of toluene dioxygenase from Pseudomonas putida. J Biol Chem 1981 2.56
30 Toluene degradation by Pseudomonas putida F1: genetic organization of the tod operon. Appl Environ Microbiol 1988 2.44
31 Isolation and characterization of Pseudomonas putida PpF1 mutants defective in the toluene dioxygenase enzyme system. J Bacteriol 1984 2.41
32 Bacterial metabolism of para- and meta-xylene: oxidation of a methyl substituent. J Bacteriol 1974 2.39
33 Toluene dioxygenase: purification of an iron-sulfur protein by affinity chromatography. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1979 2.32
34 Purification and properties of NADH-ferredoxinNAP reductase, a component of naphthalene dioxygenase from Pseudomonas sp. strain NCIB 9816. J Bacteriol 1990 2.31
35 Purification and properties of ferredoxinTOL. A component of toluene dioxygenase from Pseudomonas putida F1. J Biol Chem 1985 2.30
36 Naphthalene dioxygenase: purification and properties of a terminal oxygenase component. J Bacteriol 1983 2.27
37 Toluene-4-monooxygenase, a three-component enzyme system that catalyzes the oxidation of toluene to p-cresol in Pseudomonas mendocina KR1. J Bacteriol 1991 2.25
38 X-ray determination of the absolute stereochemistry of the initial oxidation product formed from toluene by Pseudomonas puida 39-D. J Am Chem Soc 1973 2.24
39 Anaerobic degradation of 2-aminobenzoate (anthranilic acid) by denitrifying bacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol 1984 2.20
40 Initial reactions in the oxidation of ethylbenzene by Pseudomonas putida. Biochemistry 1973 2.16
41 Separation and partial characterization of the enzymes of the toluene-4-monooxygenase catabolic pathway in Pseudomonas mendocina KR1. J Bacteriol 1991 2.15
42 Mechanisms of steroid oxidation by microorganisms. IX. On the mechanism of ring A cleavage in the degradation of 9,10-seco steroids by microorganisms. J Biol Chem 1966 2.13
43 Purification and properties of cis-toluene dihydrodiol dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas putida. J Bacteriol 1977 2.12
44 Absolute stereochemistry of the (+)-cis-1,2-dihydroxy-3-methylcyclohexa-3,5-diene produced from toluene by Pseudomonas putida. J Am Chem Soc 1973 2.10
45 Metabolism of naphthalene by cell extracts of Cunninghamella elegans. Arch Biochem Biophys 1978 2.03
46 Plasmid Involvement in Parathion Hydrolysis by Pseudomonas diminuta. Appl Environ Microbiol 1982 1.93
47 Purification and properties of ferredoxinNAP, a component of naphthalene dioxygenase from Pseudomonas sp. strain NCIB 9816. J Bacteriol 1990 1.85
48 Oxidation of benzo[a]pyrene by the filamentous fungus Cunninghamella elegans. J Biol Chem 1979 1.85
49 Bacterial metabolism of para- and meta-xylene: oxidation of the aromatic ring. J Bacteriol 1974 1.81
50 Fungal transformation of naphthalene. Arch Microbiol 1978 1.81
51 Metabolism of dibenzo[1,4]dioxan by a Pseudomonas species. Biochem J 1979 1.78
52 Dihydroxylation and dechlorination of chlorinated biphenyls by purified biphenyl 2,3-dioxygenase from Pseudomonas sp. strain LB400. J Bacteriol 1995 1.76
53 Identification of cis-diols as intermediates in the oxidation of aromatic acids by a strain of Pseudomonas putida that contains a TOL plasmid. J Bacteriol 1986 1.75
54 Site-directed mutagenesis of conserved amino acids in the alpha subunit of toluene dioxygenase: potential mononuclear non-heme iron coordination sites. J Bacteriol 1996 1.72
55 Oxidation of substituted phenols by Pseudomonas putida F1 and Pseudomonas sp. strain JS6. Appl Environ Microbiol 1988 1.69
56 Metabolism of Dibenzo-p-Dioxin and Chlorinated Dibenzo-p- Dioxins by a Beijerinckia Species. Appl Environ Microbiol 1980 1.69
57 Oxidation of biphenyl by a multicomponent enzyme system from Pseudomonas sp. strain LB400. J Bacteriol 1993 1.67
58 Single turnover chemistry and regulation of O2 activation by the oxygenase component of naphthalene 1,2-dioxygenase. J Biol Chem 2000 1.66
59 Bacterial and fungal oxidation of dibenzofuran. Biochem J 1979 1.63
60 Bacterial oxidation of chemical carcinogens: formation of polycyclic aromatic acids from benz[a]anthracene. Appl Environ Microbiol 1988 1.63
61 Substrate binding site of naphthalene 1,2-dioxygenase: functional implications of indole binding. J Mol Biol 2000 1.62
62 Fungal metabolism of biphenyl. Biochem J 1979 1.61
63 Monohydroxylation of phenol and 2,5-dichlorophenol by toluene dioxygenase in Pseudomonas putida F1. Appl Environ Microbiol 1989 1.61
64 Identification of a membrane protein and a truncated LysR-type regulator associated with the toluene degradation pathway in Pseudomonas putida F1. Mol Gen Genet 1995 1.58
65 Regiospecific and stereoselective hydroxylation of 1-indanone and 2-indanone by naphthalene dioxygenase and toluene dioxygenase. Appl Environ Microbiol 1994 1.57
66 Stereospecific hydroxylation of indan by Escherichia coli containing the cloned toluene dioxygenase genes from Pseudomonas putida F1. Appl Environ Microbiol 1992 1.56
67 Cloning and sequencing of the genes encoding 2-nitrotoluene dioxygenase from Pseudomonas sp. JS42. Gene 1996 1.54
68 Substrate specificity of naphthalene dioxygenase: effect of specific amino acids at the active site of the enzyme. J Bacteriol 2000 1.54
69 Bacterial oxidation of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons acenaphthene and acenaphthylene. Appl Environ Microbiol 1984 1.53
70 Metabolism of naphthalene by Cunninghamella elegans. Appl Environ Microbiol 1977 1.53
71 Oxidation of nitrotoluenes by toluene dioxygenase: evidence for a monooxygenase reaction. Appl Environ Microbiol 1992 1.51
72 Trichloroethylene degradation by Escherichia coli containing the cloned Pseudomonas putida F1 toluene dioxygenase genes. Appl Environ Microbiol 1989 1.49
73 Location and sequence of the todF gene encoding 2-hydroxy-6-oxohepta-2,4-dienoate hydrolase in Pseudomonas putida F1. Gene 1991 1.47
74 Aromatic hydrocarbon degradation: a molecular approach. Genet Eng (N Y) 1991 1.46
75 Aspartate 205 in the catalytic domain of naphthalene dioxygenase is essential for activity. J Bacteriol 1999 1.39
76 Enzyme specificity of 2-nitrotoluene 2,3-dioxygenase from Pseudomonas sp. strain JS42 is determined by the C-terminal region of the alpha subunit of the oxygenase component. J Bacteriol 1998 1.35
77 Oxidation of carbazole to 3-hydroxycarbazole by naphthalene 1,2-dioxygenase and biphenyl 2,3-dioxygenase. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1993 1.34
78 Absolute sterochemistry of the dihydroanthracene-cis- and -trans-1,2-diols produced from anthracene by mammals and bacteria. J Chem Soc Perkin 1 1975 1.34
79 Desaturation and oxygenation of 1,2-dihydronaphthalene by toluene and naphthalene dioxygenase. J Bacteriol 1995 1.34
80 Substrate specificities of hybrid naphthalene and 2,4-dinitrotoluene dioxygenase enzyme systems. J Bacteriol 1998 1.33
81 Substrate specificity of the purified primary alcohol dehydrogenases from methanol-oxidizing bacteria. J Bacteriol 1974 1.28
82 Purification and characterization of the oxygenase component of biphenyl 2,3-dioxygenase from Pseudomonas sp. strain LB400. J Bacteriol 1995 1.23
83 Anaerobic oxidation of p-cresol mediated by a partially purified methylhydroxylase from a denitrifying bacterium. J Bacteriol 1989 1.22
84 Isolation and characterization of altered plasmids in mutant strains of Pseudomonas putida NCIB 9816. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1989 1.21
85 Rapid method for detection and quantitation of hydroxylated aromatic intermediates produced by microorganisms. Appl Environ Microbiol 1983 1.20
86 Oxidative release of nitrite from 2-nitrotoluene by a three-component enzyme system from Pseudomonas sp. strain JS42. J Bacteriol 1994 1.20
87 Recombinant Escherichia coli strains synthesize active forms of naphthalene dioxygenase and its individual alpha and beta subunits. Gene 1994 1.20
88 Stereospecific sulfoxidation by toluene and naphthalene dioxygenases. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1995 1.16
89 Regioselectivity and enantioselectivity of naphthalene dioxygenase during arene cis-dihydroxylation: control by phenylalanine 352 in the alpha subunit. J Bacteriol 2000 1.16
90 Fungal oxidation of 3-methylcholanthrene: formation of proximate carcinogenic metabolites of 3-methylcholanthrene. Chem Biol Interact 1982 1.14
91 Toluene and ethylbenzene oxidation by purified naphthalene dioxygenase from Pseudomonas sp. strain NCIB 9816-4. Appl Environ Microbiol 1996 1.14
92 Fungal oxidation of benzo[a]pyrene and (+/-)-trans-7,8-dihydroxy-7,8-dihydrobenzo[a]pyrene. Evidence for the formation of a benzo[a]pyrene 7,8-diol-9,10-epoxide. J Biol Chem 1980 1.12
93 Regio- and stereospecific oxidation of fluorene, dibenzofuran, and dibenzothiophene by naphthalene dioxygenase from Pseudomonas sp. strain NCIB 9816-4. Appl Environ Microbiol 1996 1.11
94 Initial reactions in the bacterial degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons. Zentralbl Bakteriol Orig B 1976 1.08
95 Metabolism of phenanthrene by the marine cyanobacterium Agmenellum quadruplicatum PR-6. Appl Environ Microbiol 1992 1.07
96 Plasmid involvement in the degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a Beijerinckia species. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1983 1.04
97 Isolation and preliminary characterization of the subunits of the terminal component of naphthalene dioxygenase from Pseudomonas putida NCIB 9816-4. J Bacteriol 1993 1.02
98 Multiple mutations at the active site of naphthalene dioxygenase affect regioselectivity and enantioselectivity. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2001 1.00
99 Bacterial cis-dihydrodiol dehydrogenases: comparison of physicochemical and immunological protperties. J Bacteriol 1976 0.99
100 Sequence and expression of the todGIH genes involved in the last three steps of toluene degradation by Pseudomonas putida F1. Gene 1994 0.98
101 Algal oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons: formation of 1-naphthol from naphthalene by Agmenellum quadruplicatum, strain PR-6. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1979 0.97
102 Studies of nucleotide sequence homology between naphthalene-utilizing strains of bacteria. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1989 0.96
103 Fungal oxidation of benzo[a]pyrene: formation of (-)-trans-7,8-dihydroxy-7,8-dihydrobenzo[a]pyrene by Cunninghamella elegans. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1980 0.96
104 Regio- and stereospecific oxidation of 9,10-dihydroanthracene and 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene by naphthalene dioxygenase: structure and absolute stereochemistry of metabolites. Appl Environ Microbiol 1996 0.95
105 Purification and crystallization of the oxygenase component of naphthalene dioxygenase in native and selenomethionine-derivatized forms. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1997 0.95
106 Rapid purification of the oxygenase component of toluene dioxygenase from a polyol-responsive monoclonal antibody. Appl Environ Microbiol 1996 0.95
107 Purification, characterization, and crystallization of the components of the nitrobenzene and 2-nitrotoluene dioxygenase enzyme systems. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005 0.93
108 The reduction of the Rieske iron-sulfur cluster in naphthalene dioxygenase by X-rays. J Inorg Biochem 2000 0.93
109 Oxidation of 6,7-dihydro-5H-benzocycloheptene by bacterial strains expressing naphthalene dioxygenase, biphenyl dioxygenase, and toluene dioxygenase yields homochiral monol or cis-diol enantiomers as major products. Appl Environ Microbiol 1996 0.91
110 Oxidation of biphenyl by the cyanobacterium, Oscillatoria sp., strain JCM. Arch Microbiol 1980 0.89
111 The alpha subunit of toluene dioxygenase from Pseudomonas putida F1 can accept electrons from reduced FerredoxinTOL but is catalytically inactive in the absence of the beta subunit. Appl Environ Microbiol 1999 0.89
112 Purification and properties of ferredoxinBPH, a component of biphenyl 2,3-dioxygenase of Pseudomonas sp strain LB400. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 1998 0.88
113 Purification, characterization, and crystallization of the components of a biphenyl dioxygenase system from Sphingobium yanoikuyae B1. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2007 0.86
114 Stereospecific dihydroxylation of the styrene vinyl group by purified naphthalene dioxygenase from Pseudomonas sp. strain NCIB 9816-4. J Bacteriol 1996 0.85
115 Cloning and sequence analysis of a catechol 2,3-dioxygenase gene from the nitrobenzene-degrading strain Comamonas sp JS765. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 1998 0.84
116 Initial reactions in the oxidation of 1,2-dihydronaphthalene by Sphingomonas yanoikuyae strains. Appl Environ Microbiol 1996 0.82
117 Metabolism of xenobiotic compounds by enzymes in cell extracts of the fungus Cunninghamella elegans. Biochem J 1982 0.81
118 Fungal oxidation of (+/-)-9,10-dihydroxy-9,10-dihydrobenzo[a]pyrene: formation of diastereomeric benzo[a]pyrene 9,10-diol 7,8-epoxides. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1980 0.80
119 Stereospecific oxidation of (R)- and (S)-1-indanol by naphthalene dioxygenase from Pseudomonas sp. strain NCIB 9816-4. Appl Environ Microbiol 1997 0.80
120 Evidence for an NIH shift in oxidation of naphthalene by the marine cyanobacterium Oscillatoria sp. strain JCM. Appl Environ Microbiol 1992 0.80
121 Aerobic, phenol-induced TCE degradation in completely mixed, continuous-culture reactors. Biodegradation 1993 0.76
122 Metabolism of benz[a]anthracene by the filamentous fungus Cunninghamella elegans. Appl Environ Microbiol 1994 0.75
123 Regiospecific and stereoselective hydroxylation of 1-indanone and 2-indanone by naphthalene dioxygenase and toluene dioxygenase. Appl Environ Microbiol 1995 0.75
124 Microbial modification of diosgenin and hecogenin. J Chem Soc Perkin 1 1973 0.75