University of Minnesota Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database
                  Progress Report 84 - February 1, 2001

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- A pathway for Limonene has been added. This pathway includes 
  contributions from a student in our 2000 Biocatalysis and 
  Biodegradation class. 
  http://umbbd.ahc.umn.edu/lim/lim_map.html
  http://srs.ebi.ac.uk/srs6bin/cgi-bin/wgetz?-e+[UPATHWAY-ID:'lim_map']
  http://www.cbs.umn.edu/class/bioc/5309/idl/

- The IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature website now links back to UM-BBD
  enzyme entries.  For example, in the section for the enzyme subgroup 
  1.14.12, most members of that subgroup have links to the UM-BBD.
  http://www.chem.qmw.ac.uk/iubmb/enzyme/
  http://www.chem.qmw.ac.uk/iubmb/enzyme/EC1/1312p.html#11412 

- All 643 UM-BBD compound pages were reviewed and an additional 78 
  links to molecular model and other information were added.  A list 
  of all compounds in alphabetical order is available.
  http://umbbd.ahc.umn.edu/cgi-bin/page.cgi?ptype=allcomps 

- Recent review: Wedin, R. (2000) "Review: The University of Minnesota 
  Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database" Chemistry, Fall 2000,
  American Chemical Society, p. 6. This and other reviews are available
  on the UM-BBD publication page.
  http://umbbd.ahc.umn.edu/publications/

- Recent publication: Ellis, L.B.M., Hershberger, C.D., Bryan, E.M. and 
  Wackett, L.P. (2001) "The University of Minnesota Biocatalysis/ 
  Biodegradation Database: Emphasizing Enzymes" Nucleic Acids Research 
  29: 340-343. The full text of this paper in .pdf format is available
  on the UM-BBD main menu and the publications page.  Use this paper or 
  its successors to cite the database.
  http://umbbd.ahc.umn.edu/
  http://umbbd.ahc.umn.edu/publications/

- The policy of the UM-BBD has always been to respect the privacy of 
  all its web site visitors to the extent permitted by law.  This policy
  is now explicitly listed on a Privacy Policy page.
  http://umbbd.ahc.umn.edu/ppolicy.html
  
- On the Useful Internet Resources page, links have been added for 
  Yeast Genome Pathways from MIPS, Germany, and Bacterial Biodegradation 
  Of High Molecular Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Aitken, 
  et al. Spring 1997, ESE NOTES, University of North Carolina, and  
  links have been updated for the Bioremediation Discussion Group,
  the Search of the National Toxicology Program website, and OSHA
  Chemical Sampling Information.  The WIT resource from Integrated
  Genomics was renamed ERGO.
  http://umbbd.ahc.umn.edu/resources.html

- The What's New page restarts; 2000 activities have been archived.
  http://umbbd.ahc.umn.edu/whatsnew.html

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