Screening the metagenome for novel BVMOs

Recently, two fiuorogenic assays were also described that can be used for detecting BVMO activityHowever, these methods are biased toward specific chromogenic and fiuorogenic substrates and will only yield enzymes that are active toward these and similar compounds. 

An effective and generic method of screening of BVMO activity is indispensable for screening metagenome libraries as these libraries are often in the range of 100000-1000000 clones. Therefore, it is a challenge to develop a novel way to efficiently detect BVMO activity in gene libraries. This would facilitate 

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