title: Gene structures and catalytic mechanisms of microbial enzymes able to biodegrade the synthetic solid polymers nylon and polyester polyurethane.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Biochemistry, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0006, Japan. nomunobu@sakura.cc.tsukuba.ac.jp
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nomura
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Deguchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shigeno-Akutsu
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authors.lastname: Nakajima-Kambe
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakahara
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002384:Catalysis; D004798:Enzymes / Q000235:genetics*; D005658:Fungi / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D005796:Genes; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009757:Nylons / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D010544:Peroxidases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011091:Polyesters / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D011140:Polyurethanes / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D004798:Enzymes; D009757:Nylons; D011091:Polyesters; D011140:Polyurethanes; D010544:Peroxidases