University of Minnesota Biocatalysis/Biodegradation Database
                   Progress Report 136 - February 27, 2006

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- A pathway for benz[a]pyrene has been added.  This pathway was
   started by a student in the 2005 BioC/MicE 5309 class.  This is
   the 150th pathway added to the UM-BBD, an important milestone.
   http://umbbd.ahc.umn.edu/bap/bap_map.html
   http://srs.ebi.ac.uk/srs6bin/cgi-bin/wgetz?-e+[upathway-id:'bap_map']

- Dynamic searches of the Protein Data Base (PDB) have been removed
   from UM-BBD enzyme pages, due to problems with PDB's new web server.
   PDB is working to solve the problem and we will reinstall them
   when it is fixed.  Format of all UM-BBD web pages is described in
   the About BBD page.
   http://umbbd.ahc.umn.edu/aboutBBD.html

- The UM-BBD celebrates its birth this month.  It first appeared
   upon the web on February 25, 1995, with 4 pathways; it is now
   starting its 12th year, with 150 pathways. Happy birthday, UM-BBD!

- Students in our 2006 Biocatalysis and Biodegradation class, offered
   completely over the Internet, have examined websites on the UM-BBD
   Useful Internet Resources page and selected the most interesting ones.
   The Useful Internet Resources page now links to the list of these
   choices and the reason each site was selected.
   http://umbbd.ahc.umn.edu/resources.html

- On the Useful Internet Resources page, a link was added for the
   Chemical Suppliers Directory.
   http://umbbd.ahc.umn.edu/resources.html

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