Pseudomonas putida DTB grew aerobically with N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) as a sole carbon source, initially breaking it down into 3-methylbenzoate and diethylamine. The former was further metabolized via 3-methylcatechol and meta ring cleavage. A gene from DTB, dthA, was heterologously expressed and shown to encode the ability to hydrolyze DEET into 3-methylbenzoate and diethylamine.
Bacterial degradation of N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET): cloning and heterologous expression of DEET hydrolase. Publishing Authors By Initials
Bacterial degradation of N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET): cloning and heterologous expression of DEET hydrolase. Journal Published:
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Journal: Applied and environmental microbiology
VOLUME: 73
Page Numbers: 3105-8
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ISSN: 0099-2240
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MONTH: 03
YEAR: 2007
Bacterial degradation of N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET): cloning and heterologous expression of DEET hydrolase. Information
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