A non-conventional dissimilation pathway for long chain n-alkanes in Acinetobacter sp. M-1 that starts with a dioxygenase reaction

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 286-291

  Sakai, Yasuyoshi ^a   Maeng, Jun Ho ^a   Kubota, Seigo ^a   Tani, Akio ^a   Tani, Yoshiki ^b   Kato, Nobuo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter; aldehyde dehydrogenase; dioxygenase; long chain alkane; pathway

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; ALKANE; FLAVOPROTEIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME PURIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 9344245667     PISSN: 0922338X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0922-338X(96)80578-2     Document Type: Article

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