Characterization of enzymatic properties of two novel enzymes, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetate dioxygenase and 4-hydroxyphenylacetate 3-hydroxylase, from Sulfobacillus acidophilus TPY.

The ability of this extreme environmental marine strain to degrade catechol and substituted catechols suggest its applications in the bioremediation of catechol and substituted catechols polluted marine environments.