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Indoleacetate decarboxylase is a glycyl radical enzyme catalysing the formation of malodorant skatole
Skatole is a malodorous compound that contributes to the characteristic smell of animal faeces. Although skatole has long been known to originate from bacterial tryptophan fermentation, the enzyme catalysing its formation has so far remained elusive. Here we report the use of comparative genomics fo...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6181972/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30310076 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06627-x |