Intermediates in the transformation of phosphonates to phosphate by bacteria

Siddhesh S. Kamat, Howard J. Williams and Frank M. Raushel ()
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Howard J. Williams: PO Box 30012, Texas A&M University
Frank M. Raushel: PO Box 30012, Texas A&M University

Nature, 2011, vol. 480, issue 7378, 570-573

Abstract: NMR spectroscopy is used to elucidate the intermediates in the bacterial transformation of alkylphosphonates to phosphate, showing that the essential bond cleavage occurs in a radical-based reaction in the presence of S-adenosyl-l-methionine.

Date: 2011
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