1. Gao YZ, Liu H, Chao HJ, and Zhou NY*. Constitutive expression of Nag-like dioxygenase gene through an internal promoter in the 2-chloronitrobenzene catabolic gene cluster of Pseudomonas stutzeri ZWLR2-1. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2016, 82:3461-3470.
2. Min J, Zhang JJ, Zhou NY*. A Two-Component para-nitrophenol monooxygenase initiates a novel 2-chloro-4-nitrophenol catabolism pathway in Rhodococcus imtechensis RKJ300. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2016, 82: 714-723.
3. Chao HJ, Chen YF, Fang T, Xu Y, Huang WE, Zhou NY*. HipH catalyzes the hydroxylation of 4-hydroxyisophthalate to protocatechuate in 2, 4-xylenol catabolism by pseudomonas putida NCIMB 9866. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2016, 82: 724-731.
4. Liu S, Su T, Zhang C, Zhang, WM, Zhu D, Su J, Wei T, Wang K, Huang Y, Guo L, Xu S, Zhou NY*, Gu L*. Crystal structure of PnpCD, a two-subunit hydroquinone 1, 2-dioxygenase, reveals a novel structural class of Fe2+-dependent dioxygenases. J Biol Chem, 2015, 290: 24547-24560.
5. Liu K Xu Y, Zhou NY*. Identification of a specific maleate hydratase in the direct hydrolysis route of the gentisate pathway. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2015, 81: 5753-5760
6. Zhang WM, Zhang JJ, Jiang X, Chao HJ, Zhou NY*. Transcriptional activation of multiple operons involved in para-nitrophenol degradation by Pseudomonas sp. strain WBC-3. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2015, 81: 220-230
7. Min J, Zhang JJ, and Zhou NY*. The gene cluster for para-nitrophenol catabolism is responsible for 2-chloro-4-nitrophenol degradation in Burkholderia sp. strain SJ98. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2014, 80: 6212-6222
8. Chao HJ, Zhou NY*. Involvement of the global regulator GlxR in 3-hydroxybenzoate and gentisate utilization by Corynebacterium glutamicum. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2014, 80:4215-4225
9. Xu Y, Chen B, Chao HJ, Zhou NY*. 2013. mhpT encodes an active transporter involved in 3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)propionate catabolism by Escherichia coli K-12. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2013, 79: 6362-6368
10. Sun DL, Jiang X, Wu QL, Zhou NY*. Intragenomic heterogeneity of 16S rRNA genes causes overestimation of prokaryotic diversity. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2013, 79:5962-5969
11. Chao HJ, Zhou NY*. GenR, an IclR-type regulator, activates and represses the transcription of gen genes involved in 3-hydroxybenzoate and gentisate catabolism in Corynebacterium glutamicum. J. Bacteriol. 2013, 195: 1598-1609
12. Liu K, Liu TT, Zhou NY*. HbzF catalyzes direct hydrolysis of maleylpyruvate in the gentisate pathway of Pseudomonas alcaligenes NCIMB 9867. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2013, 79: 1044-1047
13. Chi XQ, Zhang JJ, Zhao S, Zhou NY*. Bioaugmentation with a consortium of bacterial nitrophenol-degraders for remediation of soil contaminated with three nitrophenol isomers. Environ. Pollut.2013, 172:33-41
14. Liu TT , Zhou NY*. Novel L-cysteine dependent maleylpyruvate isomerase in the gentisate pathway of Paenibacillus sp. strain NyZ101. J. Bacteriol. 2012, 194:3987-3994
15. Xiao Y, Liu TT, Dai H, Zhang JJ, Liu H, Tang H, Leak DJ, Zhou NY*. OnpA, an unusual flavin dependent monooxygenase containing a cytochrome b5 domain. J. Bacteriol. 2012, 194: 1342-1349
16. Xu Y, Gao X, Wang SH, Liu H, Williams PA, Zhou NY*. MhbT is a specific transporter for 3-hydroxybenzoate uptake by Gram-negative bacteria. 2012, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 78:6113-6120
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2. 发现了龙胆酸代谢途径中依赖于半胱氨酸的顺丁烯二酸单酰丙酮酸异构酶(JB 194:3987) , 顺丁烯二酸单酰丙酮酸水解酶(AEM 79: 1044) 和马来酸水合酶 (AEM 81: 5753),并揭示了龙胆酸代谢的调控机理(JB 195: 1598,AEM 80:4215);
3. 发现并鉴定了微生物3-羟基苯甲酸(AEM 78:6113)和3-羟基苯丙酸(AEM 79: 6362)的转运蛋白;
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