title: 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase genes from Pseudomonas strains.
abstract: Microbial ACC deaminase catalyses the conversion of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC), the precursor to the phytohormone ethylene, to ammonia and alpha-ketobutyrate. We screened microorganisms for ACC degrading ability and cloned and sequenced the ACC deaminase genes from two Pseudomonas strains which displayed high enzyme activity. One of the genes was homologous with two previously sequenced ACC deaminase genes, but the other was different.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa.
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Thomson
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D019755:Carbon-Carbon Lyases; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D008190:Lyases / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; C033634:1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase; D008190:Lyases; D019755:Carbon-Carbon Lyases