Redox reactions play important roles in almost all biological processes, including
photosynthesis and respiration, which are two essential energy processes that sustain all life …

Pollution of soil and water environments by crude oil has been, and is still today, an
important problem. Crude oil is a complex mixture of thousands of compounds. Among them …

Alkane monooxygenase (AlkB) is a widely occurring integral membrane metalloenzyme that
catalyzes the initial step in the functionalization of recalcitrant alkanes with high terminal …

Growing evidence indicates that the human gut microbiota interacts with xenobiotics,
including persistent organic pollutants and foodborne chemicals. The toxicological …

Mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase (C c O) transfers electrons from cytochrome c (Cyt. c) to
O2 to generate H2O, a process coupled to proton pumping. To elucidate the mechanism of …

Soil contamination as a result of oil spills is a serious issue due to the global demand for
diesel fuel. As an alternative to diesel, biodiesel has been introduced based on its high …

Cytochrome P450 enzymes are highly diversified biocatalysts associated with steroid
biosynthesis, xenobiotic metabolism, biosynthesis of natural products, and industrial …

Analyses of gene expression of subsurface bacteria and archaea provide insights into their
physiological adaptations to in situ subsurface conditions. We examined patterns of …

Conspectus Every year, perhaps as much as 800 million tons of hydrocarbons enters the
environment; alkanes make up a large percentage of it. Most are transformed by organisms …

The growing preference for producing cytochrome P450-mediated natural products in
microbial systems stems from the challenging nature of the organic chemistry approaches …