▪ Abstract The xyl genes of Pseudomonas putida TOL plasmid that specify catabolism of
toluene and xylenes are organized in four transcriptional units: the upper-operon …

Publisher Summary The chapter introduces TOL plasmids and discusses pathways for
toluene and xylenes catabolisms, regulation of catabolic genes, and evolution of catabolic …

Pseudomonas putida is a metabolically versatile saprophytic soil bacterium that has been
certified as a biosafety host for the cloning of foreign genes. The bacterium also has …

Analysis of the catabolic potential of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 against a wide range of
natural aromatic compounds and sequence comparisons with the entire genome of this …

Background Pseudomonas putida is the best studied pollutant degradative bacteria and is
harnessed by industrial biotechnology to synthesize fine chemicals. Since the publication of …

Pseudomonas putida metabolizes Phe and Tyr through a peripheral pathway involving
hydroxylation of Phe to Tyr (PhhAB), conversion of Tyr into 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate (TyrB) …

Aromatic hydrocarbons are ubiquitous in the environment. They are produced primarily by
the pyrolysis of organic material.'The mutagenic and carcinogenic nature of several aromatic …

INTRODUCTION The general taxonomicand biochemical charac-The genus Pseudomonas
has many characteris-teristics of the pseudomonads haverecently been tics which make it a …

TOL plasmid pWWO of Pseudomonas putida contains two operons that specify a pathway
for the degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons. The upper pathway operon encodes the …

Pseudomonas putida Idaho utilizes toluene, m-xylene, p-xylene, 1, 2, 4-trimethylbenzene,
and 3-ethyltoluene as growth substrates when these hydrocarbons are provided in a two …