title: Phenol hydroxylases: An update
abstract: This paper reviews the enzymology of microbial degradation of chlorinated phenols, a significant group of dangerous environmental pollutants. Two groups of phenol hydroxylases responsible for hydroxylation of (halo)phenols in the ortho or para position have been described. Among ortho-hydroxylating phenol hydroxylases, one-component flavoproteins or multicomponent enzyme systems are recognized, whereas single- or two-component enzyme systems catalyze para-hydroxylation of halophenols.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142292, Russia. Golovleva@ibpm.Serpukhov.su.
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Solyanikova
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Golovleva