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Biosynthesis of polybrominated aromatic organic compounds by marine bacteria
- Agarwal, Vinayak;
- El Gamal, Abrahim A;
- Yamanaka, Kazuya;
- Poth, Dennis;
- Kersten, Roland D;
- Schorn, Michelle;
- Allen, Eric E;
- Moore, Bradley S
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https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.1564Abstract
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.
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