The phrase "are involved in the degradation of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the role or participation of entities in a process that leads to deterioration or decline, often in environmental or biological contexts.
Example: "Certain chemicals are involved in the degradation of natural ecosystems, leading to loss of biodiversity."
Alternatives: "contribute to the decline of" or "play a role in the deterioration of".
Saposins are involved in the degradation of sphingolipids [31].
Studies show that numerous bacteria are involved in the degradation of diazinon (Kristina et al. 2008).
Polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and peroxidase (POD) are involved in the degradation of anthocyanins by catalyzing the oxidization of phenolic compounds [4, 5].
This review describes the occurrence and distribution of microbes that are involved in the degradation of both natural and synthetic polymers.
In T. reesei, 200 genes encode for glycosyl hydrolases and are involved in the degradation of hemicellulose and cellulose (Saloheimo and Pakula 2012).
The primers were designed to target conserved regions of the gene coding for the alpha subunit of subgroups 3, 4, 5 and 6, which are involved in the degradation of alkenes and propane.
Moreover, they are involved in the degradation of HQ and chlorinated HQ formed during degradation of pentachlorophenol and γ-hexachlorocyclohexane by several members of the Sphingomonas genus (Cai and Xun 2002; Miyauchi et al. 1999; Lal et al. 2010).
We have earlier reported that goat skin contains diverse species of bacteria including several unculturable bacteria in addition to the culturable proteolytic bacteria that are predominant and are involved in the degradation of the skin (Kayalvizhi and Gunasekaran 2008).
The transcription activator XlnR also mediates the regulation of β-Xylosidases that regulates the expression of different genes which are involved in the degradation of xylan (Stricker et al. 2008).
Krad1873 and -1874 encode for 20S proteasome A and B subunits, respectively, and are involved in the degradation of damaged proteins by compartmentalized proteolysis [76].
In the present study, we have shown that intramitochondrial lysosome-like organella are involved in the degradation of oxidized proteins in mitochondria.
