A bacterial warrior the only one of its kind? This enzyme is "wacko" in many ways in its breakdown of a poison related to TNT. On top of that, 5NAA-A is known so far only to exist in a single living organism on Earth. Could it be the lone master of a rare bacterial enzymatic kung fu, in the war on potatoes? Or does a genomic clue point to its existence in one other solitary case?
Research Horizons, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, School of Biological Sciences, Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB), School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
