Outer membrane transport proteins (OMPP1/FadL/TodX)

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

includes several proteins that are involved in toluene

catabolism Catabolism () is the set of metabolic pathways that breaks down molecules into smaller units that are either oxidized to release energy or used in other anabolic reactions. Catabolism breaks down large molecules (such as polysaccharides, lipid ...

and degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons. This family also includes protein FadL involved in translocation of long-chain

fatty acid In chemistry, in particular in biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with an aliphatic chain, which is either saturated and unsaturated compounds#Organic chemistry, saturated or unsaturated. Most naturally occurring fatty acids have an ...

s across the outer membrane. It is also a receptor for the

bacteriophage A bacteriophage (), also known informally as a phage (), is a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria. The term is derived . Bacteriophages are composed of proteins that Capsid, encapsulate a DNA or RNA genome, and may have structu ...

T2.

Notes

References

* * * {{cite journal , vauthors = Eaton RW , title = p-Cymene catabolic pathway in Pseudomonas putida F1: cloning and characterization of DNA encoding conversion of p-cymene to p-cumate , journal = Journal of Bacteriology , volume = 179 , issue = 10 , pages = 3171–80 , date = May 1997 , pmid = 9150211 , pmc = 179094 , doi = 10.1128/jb.179.10.3171-3180.1997 Protein families Outer membrane proteins