Khurana, JeevanJackson, Colin JScott, ColinPandey, GunjanHorne, IreneRussell, RobynHerlt, AnthonyEaston, ChristopherOakeshott, John Graham2015-12-100264-6021http://hdl.handle.net/1885/61240Mycobacterium brisbanense strain JK1, a bacterium capable of degrading the herbicide diuron, was isolated from herbicide-exposed soil. A gene/ enzyme system with diuron hydrolase activity was isolated from this strain and named PUH (phenylurea hydrolase)Keywords: Active site; Amidohydrolase; Amidohydrolase superfamily; Catalytic mechanisms; Diuron; Effects of temperature; Enzymatic bioremediation; Enzyme systems; Evolutionary origin; Exposed soil; Hexamers; Hydrolase; Hydrolases; Metal-binding motif; Phenylurea; P Diuron; Enzymatic bioremediation; Herbicide degradation; Phenylurea hydrolase200910.1042/BJ200814882016-02-24