Abstract: Provided are an engineering probiotic for degrading uric acid, and a construction method therefor and the use thereof, which belongs to the field of biotechnology. The probiotic Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 is used as an original starting strain, and an exogenous gene is introduced into a genome thereof by means of genetic engineering technology for modification, such that uric acid can be efficiently and rapidly degraded; and it is proved by tests that the rapid degradation of uric acid can be achieved in the intestinal tract and blood of mice. Compared with current lactic acid bacteria for degrading uric acid in the market, the constructed engineering probiotic has a stronger degradation ability and a better treatment effect, and therefore has a good practical application value.

Abstract: The invention is a method of making a L-dopa from L-tyrosine in the presence of an enzyme catalyst and oxygen. By starting with L-tyrosine, no variant of the L-dopa is produced and the L-dopa is stable in the presence of the enzyme catalyst. In other words, the reaction favors the L-dopa and is not reversible.

Abstract: Three purified proteins, PcpA, PcpB and PcpC, are disclosed. These proteins are involved in the breakdown of pentachlorophenol (PCP) and other halogenated phenols by the bacterium Flavobacterium sp. Strain ATCC 39723. Three cloned genes, pcpA, pcpB and pcpC, which encode these proteins are also disclosed, as well as two additional genes involved in PCP degradation, pcpD and pcpR. The purified proteins and cloned genes can be used in bioremediation applications.

Abstract: Three purified proteins, PcpA, PcpB and PcpC, are disclosed. These proteins are involved in the breakdown of pentachlorophenol and other halogenated phenols by the bacterium Flavobacterium sp. Strain ATCC 39723. Three cloned genes, pcpA, pcpB and pcpC, which encode these proteins are also disclosed. The pure proteins and cloned genes can be used in bioremediation applications.