Indoleacetate decarboxylase is a glycyl radical enzyme catalysing the formation of malodorant skatol...
Indoleacetate decarboxylase is a glycyl radical enzyme catalysing the formation of malodorant skatole
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Skatole is a malodorous compound that contributes to the characteristic smell of animal faeces. Although skatole has long been known to originate from bacterial tryptophan fermentation, the enzyme catalysing its formation has so far remained elusive. Here we report the use of comparative genomics for the discovery of indoleacetate decarboxylase, an...
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Indoleacetate decarboxylase is a glycyl radical enzyme catalysing the formation of malodorant skatole
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2041-1723
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2041-1723
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10.1038/s41467-018-06627-x
