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Indigo formation by aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria

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A variety of aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria expressing different oxygenases were tested for their ability to produce indigo from indole. Styrene-grown cells of Pseudomonas putida S12 and CA-3 expressing styrene mono-oxygenase produced indigo at rates of 4–8 nmol min–1 mg dry wt–1. Toluene-grown cells of P. putida F1 and naphthalene-grown cells of P. putida PpG7 expressing dioxygenases formed indigo at rates of 1.5 and 2.5 nmol min–1 mg dry wt–1, respectively. © Rapid Science Ltd. 1998

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  1. Division of Industrial Microbiology, Department of Food Technology and Nutrition Sciences, Wageningen Agricultural University, Wageningen, The-Netherlands

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O'Connor, K.E., Hartmans, S. Indigo formation by aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria. Biotechnology Letters 20, 219–223 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005361415496

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