Cloning and Sequencing of the Gene of Tryptophan-7-Halogenase from Pseudomonas fluorescens Strain CHA0

V. N. Burd^1* and K.-H. van Pee²

¹Grodno State University, ul. Dovatora 3/1, Grodno 230015, Belarus'; E-mail: burd@mail.grsu.grodno.by

²Institute of Biochemistry, TU Dresden, Germany

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed.

Received August 29, 2003; Revision received December 10, 2003

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The gene of tryptophan-7-halogenase from the Pseudomonas fluorescens strain CHA0, a producer of the halogenated antibiotic pyrrolnitrin, has been cloned and sequenced.

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KEY WORDS: halogenase, pyrrolnitrin, tryptophan, Pseudomonas

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