Gene involved in thiophene biotransformation from nocardia asteroides KGB1
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The present invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid molecule which encodes one or more of the enzymes which catalyze one or more steps in the desulfurization of thiophene, or a homologue or active fragment thereof. The invention also includes a recombinant microorganism containing one or more such heterologous nucleic acid molecules. The invention also provides a method for desulfurizing a fossil fuel containing thiophene and/or one or more substituted thiophenes. The method comprises contacting the fossil fuel with an organism containing a recombinant nucleic acid molecule which encodes an enzyme which catalyzes the desulfurization of thiophene.
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