Deepening TOL and TOU catabolic pathways of Pseudomonas sp. OX1: Cloning, sequencing and characterization of the lower pathways

► Complete nucleotide sequence of the phe lower operon of the TOU catabolic pathway. ► Sequence of the last 4 genes of the TOL catabolic pathway xyl-like lower operon. ► Homology studies between lower operons from different Pseudomonas strains. ► Production of recombinant HMSD, HMSH, ADA and HOA enzymes. ► Enzymatic characterization of HMSD, HMSH and ADA.