Nitrilases attract increasing attention due to their utility in the mild hydrolysis of nitriles. According to activity and gene screening, filamentous fungi are a rich source of nitrilases distinct in evolution from their widely examined bacterial counterparts. However, fungal nitrilases
The interaction between plant defensive metabolites and different plant-associated fungal species is of high interest to many disciplines. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are natural products that are easily evaporated under ambient conditions. They play a very important role in inter-species
Biotechnology and applied biochemistry, 35(Pt 1), 61-67 (2002-02-09)
Racemic 2-phenylpropionitrile was resolved enantioselectively by nitrile-converting enzymes in cells of Rhodococcus sp. CGMCC 0497 to S-(+)-2-phenylpropionic acid and R-(-)-2-phenylpropionamide. By optimization of the culture conditions, great enhancement of enzyme activity and enantioselectivity was achieved. Furthermore, the relationship between cell-growth
The health of plants is heavily influenced by the intensively researched plant microbiome. The microbiome has to cope with the plant's defensive secondary metabolites to survive and develop, but studies that describe this interaction are rare. In the current study
Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 81(2), 371-378 (2008-09-17)
An enrichment culture from saline soda soils, using acetate as carbon and energy source and 2-phenylpropionitrile as nitrogen source (PPN) at pH 10, resulted in the isolation of strain ANL-alpha CH3. The strain was identified as a representative of the
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