Rieske non-heme iron oxygenases (RO) catalyze stereo-and regiospecific reactions.
Recently, an explosion of structural information on this class of enzymes has occurred in the …

Widespread environmental pollution by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) poses an
immense risk to the environment. Bacteria-mediated attenuation has a great potential for the …

Dietary intake of l-carnitine can promote cardiovascular diseases in humans through
microbial production of trimethylamine (TMA) and its subsequent oxidation to trimethylamine …

Phytoremediation is an emerging technology for the remediation of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs). In this study, pot experiments were conducted to evaluate the efficacy …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are well known persistent organic pollutants that
have carcinogenic, teratogenic, and mutagenic effects on humans and animals. Arbuscular …

Background Rieske non-heme iron aromatic ring-hydroxylating oxygenases (RHOs) are
multi-component enzyme systems that are remarkably diverse in bacteria isolated from …

In this study, the enzymes involved in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degradation in
the chrysene-degrading organism Sphingomonas sp. strain CHY-1 were investigated.[14C] …

Many plant species enhance the biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs), but there is little understanding of the mechanisms by which this occurs. This …

The degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by bacteria has been widely
studied. While many pure cultures have been isolated and characterized for their ability to …

The wastewater from oil production can be exceptionally saline and contain a complex
mixture of hydrocarbons, many of which are highly toxic. This study aimed to identify and …