TABLE 3.
Pairwise comparisons of amino acid sequences translated from touABCDEF with those of similar proteins
| tou gene | Similar gene | Organisma | Degradative pathway for substrate | % Identityb | % Similarityb | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| touA | bmoA | P. aeruginosa JI104 | Benzene | 73.1 | 77.9 | 21 |
| tbuA1 | B. pickettii PKO1 | Toluene | 68.0 | 75.5 | 3 | |
| tmoA | P. mendocina KR1 | Toluene | 66.8 | 75.1 | 46 | |
| tbhA | B. cepacia AA1 | Toluene | 67.6 | 72.7 | 23 | |
| tbmD | Pseudomonas sp. strain JS150 | Toluene | 27.3 | 37.0 | 18 | |
| dmpN | P. putida CF600 | Phenol | 27.6 | 37.5 | 30 | |
| mmoX | M. capsulatus (Bath) | Methane | 27.2 | 33.7 | 41 | |
| dsoD | Acinetobacter sp. strain 20B | Dimethyl sulfide | 30.1 | 38.8 | 16 | |
| amoC | N. corallina B-276 | Alkene | 25.1 | 32.4 | 36 | |
| touB | bmoB | P. aeruginosa JI104 | Benzene | 50.0 | 66.3 | 21 |
| tbuU | B. pickettii PKO1 | Toluene | 52.3 | 63.9 | 3 | |
| tmoB | P. mendocina KR1 | Toluene | 53.6 | 69.1 | 46 | |
| tbhB | B. cepacia AA1 | Toluene | 35.2 | 43.6 | 23 | |
| touC | bmoC | P. aeruginosa JI104 | Benzene | 64.8 | 76.5 | 21 |
| tbuB | B. pickettii PKO1 | Toluene | 52.2 | 63.9 | 3 | |
| tmoC | P. mendocina KR1 | Toluene | 57.1 | 70.5 | 46 | |
| tbhC | B. cepacia AA1 | Toluene | 57.6 | 66.6 | 23 | |
| touD | bmoD1 | P. aeruginosa JI104 | Benzene | 56.8 | 64.2 | 21 |
| tbuV | B. pickettii PKO1 | Toluene | 58.6 | 70.2 | 3 | |
| tmoD | P. mendocina KR1 | Toluene | 63.1 | 70.8 | 46 | |
| tbhD | B. cepacia AA1 | Toluene | 54.8 | 63.4 | 23 | |
| tbmC | Pseudomonas sp. strain JS150 | Toluene | 38.2 | 46.1 | 18 | |
| dmpM | P. putida CF600 | Phenol | 34.4 | 43.3 | 30 | |
| mmoB | M. capsulatus (Bath) | Methane | 27.4 | 36.8 | 41 | |
| dsoC | Acinetobacter sp. strain 20B | Dimethyl sulfide | 31.4 | 43.8 | 16 | |
| touE | tbuA2 | B. pickettii PKO1 | Toluene | 65.6 | 72.3 | 3 |
| tbhE | B. cepacia AA1 | Toluene | 58.2 | 63.1 | 23 | |
| tmoE | P. mendocina KR1 | Toluene | 56.2 | 63.3 | 46 | |
| tbmB | Pseudomonas sp. strain JS150 | Toluene | 22.7 | 31.7 | 18 | |
| dmpL | P. putida CF600 | Phenol | 27.1 | 36.4 | 30 | |
| dsoB | Acinetobacter sp. strain 20B | Dimethyl sulfide | 23.8 | 33.1 | 16 | |
| amoA | N. corallina B-276 | Alkene | 24.9 | 34.1 | 36 | |
| touF | tbuC | B. pickettii PKO1 | Toluene | 40.9 | 51.1 | 3 |
| tbhF | B. cepacia AA1 | Toluene | 39.4 | 46.5 | 23 | |
| tmoF | P. mendocina KR1 | Toluene | 35.3 | 44.8 | 45 | |
| tbmF | Pseudomonas sp. strain JS150 | Toluene | 30.2 | 45.1 | 18 | |
| dmpP | P. putida CF600 | Phenol | 28.0 | 39.7 | 30 | |
| mmoC | M. capsulatus (Bath) | Methane | 23.4 | 33.3 | 41 | |
| dsoF | Acinetobacter sp. strain 20B | Dimethyl sulfide | 27.9 | 38.1 | 16 | |
| amoD | N. corallina B-276 | Alkene | 30.4 | 41.6 | 36 |
a
Only one representative strain is reported for substrates other than toluene.
b
The percentages of identity and similarity were obtained from overall pairwise comparisons of amino acid sequences by using the GCG program GAP with a gap weight of 30 and a gap length weight of 0.1.