Isolation of an aldehyde dehydrogenase involved in the oxidation of fluoroacetaldehyde to fluoroacetate in Streptomyces cattleya

Authors :: Murphy, Cormac D.
Moss, Steven J.
O'Hagan, David
Source :: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Oct, 2001, Vol. 67 Issue 10, p4919, 3 p.
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: Researchers report the first known bacterial enzyme that is involved in fluorometabolite synthesis. It is an NAD+-dependent fluoroacetaldehyde dehydrogenase from Streptomyces cattleya that oxidizes fluoroacetaldehyde to fluoroacetate.

Subjects :: Microbial enzymes -- Research
Streptomyces -- Research
Fluorine compounds -- Research
Biological sciences

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