Skip to main content
eScholarship
Open Access Publications from the University of California

UC San Diego

UC San Diego Previously Published Works bannerUC San Diego

Biosynthesis of polybrominated aromatic organic compounds by marine bacteria

Abstract

Polybrominated aromatic natural products are pervasive in the marine food web. Genetic and biochemical data now establish their biosynthetic origins in marine bacteria, revealing a physiological brominase that uses an unusual decarboxylative mechanism.

Many UC-authored scholarly publications are freely available on this site because of the UC's open access policies. Let us know how this access is important for you.