title: Nucleotide sequence of a portion of the camphor-degrading gene cluster from Rhodococcus sp. NCIMB 9784.
abstract: Rhodococcus sp. NCIMB 9784 is a camphor-degrading Gram-positive organism originally isolated from activated sewage sludge. A 5.4kbp portion of a proposed camphor degradation gene cluster from this organism was cloned and its nucleotide sequence determined. Four open reading frames (ORFs) were identified encoding proteins possibly involved in camphor metabolism; sequence alignment of the translation products suggested that the ORFs encode for a ferredoxin reductase, acyl-CoA ligase, epimerase and an acyl-CoA dehydrogenase. The last three activities are thought to be involved in the poorly understood late stage of camphor degradation. Our findings are entirely consistent with the proposed formation of a branched 9-carbon acid intermediate (3,4,4-trimethyl-5-oxo-trans-2-hexenoic acid) which has been isolated from the fermentation broth of camphor-grown cells.
authors.affiliation: The Edinburgh Centre for Protein Technology, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JJ, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Gareth A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Gideon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grogan
authors.forename: Nicholas J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Sabine L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Flitsch
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002164:Camphor / Q000378:metabolism*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics; D012240:Rhodococcus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002164:Camphor