TABLE 2.

P. putida TW3 genes and gene products

Gene designation	Putative function of gene product	Position in sequence	Most similar gene product(s) [species] (accession no.) (% amino acid identity)
pnbA	4NBen reductase	1771–2454	4NBen reductase [R. pickettii YH105] (AF187879)(42%), putative oxidoreductase [Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2)] (AL109950)(36%)
orf1	Possible reductase	2527–3105	Unknown [Pseudomonas sp. strain YH102] (AF187880)(84%), reductase homolog [S. cyanogenus] (AF080235)(30%)
pnbR	Regulator	4191–3145	PnbR [Pseudomonas sp. strain YH102] (AF187880)(85%), PnbR [R. pickettii YH105] (AF187879)(45%), MexT protein [P. aeruginosa] (AJ007825)(30%)
pnbB	4-Hydroxylaminobenzoate lyase	4319–4849	4-Hydroxylaminobenzoate lyase [Pseudomonas sp. strain YH102] (AF187880)(84%), 4-Hydroxylaminobenzoate lyase [R. pickettii YH105] (AF187879)(59%)
orf2	Possible lyase	4850–5398	Unknown [Pseudomonas sp. strain YH102] (AF187880)(64%), chorismate-pyruvate lyase [E. coli] (X66619)(31%)
orf3 (incomplete)	Unknown	5606–5996	Unknown [Pseudomonas sp. strain YH102] (AF187880)(64%)