1.14.13.50 evolution evolution of PCP catabolic genes in BtAOA, overview -, 764798 1.14.13.50 evolution the enzyme belongs to the Bacillus cereus group in the Phe4MO superfamily, sequence comparisons and phylogenetic analysis -, 763935 1.14.13.50 metabolism degradation of pentachlorophenol 744327 1.14.13.50 metabolism hydroxylation of pentachlorophenol in the pentachlorophenol biodegradation pathway 700529 1.14.13.50 metabolism the first step in the PCP degradation pathway is the rate-limiting step involving the hydroxylation of PCP to 1,4-tetrachlorobenzoquinone (Tet-CBQ). The reaction is catalysed by the enzyme PCP 4-monooxygenase (PcpB) in bacteria and cytochrome p450 monooxygenase in fungus. Phe4MO also plays a critical role in xenobiotic compound degradation and lipid metabolism -, 763935 1.14.13.50 metabolism two pathways are proposed for pentachlorophenol (PCP) transformation in BtAOA. In the first pathway, 2,6-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)phenol, 1-methoxy-5-trimetylsilyoxyhexane, trimethylsilyl 2-butoxyacetate and methyl 2-hydroxyl-3-methylbutanoate fragments are found. The metabolites detected for the proposed second pathway include 1,3-dimethyl-4,6-diisopropylbenzene, 2,4-dimethylbenzenecarboxaldehyde and 2,5-dimethylbenzaldehyde. Both 2,6-di-tert-butylbenzoquinone and 1,3-dimethyl-4,6-diisopropylbenzene cannot be metabolites from the same pathway, it could be that, one of the pathways is initiated by PcpB and the other by cytochrome P450 monooxygenase. Metabolic reconstruction of BtAOA xenobiotics biodegradation pathways, pathway regulation analysis, overview -, 764798 1.14.13.50 additional information enzyme homology structure modeling using PDB IDs 4Q3W and 4JPY individually as templates, overview. The catalytic active site of the enzyme has a Fe3+ metal ion-binding centre in contact with residues His124, Glu125, His129 and Glu214 -, 763935 1.14.13.50 physiological function efficient degradation of pentachlorophenol (PCP) and involvement of different genes and enzymes in the degradation pathway in Bacillus tropicus strain AOA-CPS1 -, 763935