Ring-cleaving hydrolase

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bamA

Petroleum hydrocarbons

Anaerobic hydrocarbon oxidation

Contaminant degrading enzyme

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Ring-cleaving hydrolase (bamA) is a crucial enzyme for anaerobic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation as it is used to break the cyclic ring, converting cyclohexadienes to aliphatic hydrocarbons.

This bamA ring-cleaving hydrolase is highly conserved across both Class I and Class II benzoyl-CoA pathways. Therefore, bamA is a biomarker for aromatic degradation by denitrifiers, iron-reducers and sulphate-reducers.