• A. borkumensis outcompetes other species of the Alcanivorax genus, likely due to its highly flexible DNA and metabolism. (wikipedia.org)
  • The aerobic metabolism of alkanes is carried out through the terminal alkane oxidation pathway, where monooxygenases initiate the oxidation of terminal carbons. (wikipedia.org)
  • Potential projects focused on this theme are (1) investigating the contributions of metabolism to prognosis in tick-borne diseases like Lyme's, and (2) the effect of metal contamination on sulfur metabolism of the gut microbiome. (wisc.edu)
  • In anaerobic aquifers, highly chlorinated ethenes are transformed by microbially-mediated organohalide respiration metabolism. (mdpi.com)
  • Bacteriophages (phages), viruses that infect and replicate within bacteria, are important in both natural and human microbiomes because they prey on bacterial hosts, mediate horizontal gene transfer, alter host metabolism and redistribute bacterially derived compounds via host cell lysis 1 . (nature.com)
  • This review summarizes recent progress on the metabolism of n -alkanes and its transcriptional control in response to n -alkanes and to fatty acids in Y. lipolytica . (go.jp)
  • In the metabolism of n -alkanes, cytochromes P450ALK catalyze their initial hydroxylation to fatty alcohols, which are subsequently converted to fatty acids and utilized. (go.jp)
  • Novel glycine containing glucolipids from the alkane using bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis. (ijabbr.com)
  • Alcanivorax borkumensis is an alkane-degrading marine bacterium which naturally propagates and becomes predominant in crude-oil-containing seawater when nitrogen and phosphorus nutrients are supplemented. (wikipedia.org)
  • A. borkumensis is a rod-shaped bacterium without flagella that obtains its energy primarily from consuming alkanes (a type of hydrocarbon). (wikipedia.org)
  • A. borkumensis primarily uses alkanes as its source of energy/carbon, but it can use a few other organic compounds. (wikipedia.org)
  • Alkanes are chemical compounds that consist only of hydrogen and carbon atoms and are bonded exclusively by single bonds without any cycles. (absoluteastronomy.com)
  • A potent ability to assimilate hydrophobic compounds, including n -alkanes and fatty acids as carbon sources, is one of important characteristics of the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica , and has been studied for both basic microbiological interest and biotechnological applications. (go.jp)
  • Alkane hydroxylases involved in microbial alkane degradation Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 74: 13-21. (ijabbr.com)
  • For example, a certain sequence on the genome codes for the degradation of a certain range of alkanes. (wikipedia.org)
  • We use genomics, enzymology and metabolomics-based technologies to determine the roles for specific genes, enzymes and metabolites in different conditions such as (1) bioplastic-precursor synthesis from waste carbon sources, (2) degradation of recalcitrant plastics in the environment, and (3) the ecology of the interactions between microplastics and Harmful Algal Blooms. (wisc.edu)
  • Of manually curated genomes, 22 (18 are complete), ranging from 159 kilobase (kb) to 527 kb in length, were found to encode the pmoC gene, an enzymatically critical subunit of the particulate methane monooxygenase, the predominant methane oxidation catalyst in nature. (nature.com)
  • The transcription of ALK1 , encoding a predominant cytochrome P450ALK, is regulated in response to n -alkanes by two basic helix-loop-helix transcription activators, Yas1p and Yas2p, and Opi1-family transcription repressor Yas3p. (go.jp)
  • The A. borkumensis genome has many sequences that each code for a different type of alkane, allowing it to be highly adaptable and versatile. (wikipedia.org)
  • A. borkumensis also outcompetes other alkane-degrading organisms such as Acinetobacter venetianus. (wikipedia.org)
  • After a certain period of time, an oily and saline environment containing A. borkumensis and Acinetobacter venetianus would eventually become dominated by A. borkumensis because A. borkumensis can consume a wider variety of alkanes than other known species. (wikipedia.org)
  • In a A. borkumensis, a number of different enzymes are tasked with oxidizing alkane molecules. (wikipedia.org)
  • When A. borkumensis bacteria use alkanes or pyruvate as their source of energy, each cell forms a biosurfactant. (wikipedia.org)
  • Soluble di-iron monooxygenase gene diversity in soils, sediments and ethene enrichments. (ijabbr.com)
  • We achieve this by investigating 1) Organismal response to perturbations in its environment, 2) Gene and metabolite function in situ, 3) Environmental applications of novel microbial chemistries. (wisc.edu)
  • Besides many tiny cavities, this empty internal spa`ce may form cavities of specific functions, as well as tunnels and channels (or pores), representing potential transport pathways for small molecules, ions and water molecules [1] . (plos.org)
  • It is related to acidity measurements in most cases by pH = log 1/2[1/(H+)], where (H+) is the hydrogen ion concentration in gram equivalents per liter of solution. (lookformedical.com)
  • S pilled oil is transported, and its composition and character altered, by a variety of physical, chemical, and biological processes ( Figure 4-1 ). (nationalacademies.org)
  • Transcriptomics data from Lake Rotsee (Switzerland) showed that some phage-associated pmoC genes were highly expressed in situ and, of interest, that the most rapidly growing methanotroph was infected by three pmoC-phages. (nature.com)
  • G. hirsutum contains four pairs of homoeologous FAD2 genes (GhFAD2-1 to GhFAD2-4). (researchsquare.com)
  • mRNA steady state levels of the chlorophyll a/b-binding protein of photosystem II, ferredoxin I, the small and large subunits of ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase, and pEA214 and pEA207, two other light-responsive genes, were determined during chlorophyll photooxidation. (ncsu.edu)
  • Environmental studies demonstrate the abundance of alkane degraders and have lead to the identification of many new species, including some that are (near) obligate alkanotrophs. (ijabbr.com)
  • Higher initial glycerol loadings (620 mM) have a negative effect on growth and 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PDO) synthesis in Clostridium butyricum DSM 10702 relative to lower initial glycerol concentrations (170 mM). (springeropen.com)
  • DyP-type peroxidases , multicopper oxidases , and alkane monooxygenases , were highly enriched in the metagenomes upon exposure to plastics , consistently with the evidences obtained by scanning electron microscopy and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance analyses on plastics . (bvsalud.org)
  • Petroleum hydrocarbons are important energy resources used by industry and in our daily life, whose production contributes highly to environmental pollution. (ijabbr.com)
  • Compared with that of wild type (WT), the content of C18:1 was 41.48%, accordingly increasing by 5 fold in fad2-3 anther at pollen maturation stage. (researchsquare.com)
  • Product repression of alkane monooxygenase expression in Pseudomonas butanovora J Bacteriol, 188: 2586-2592. (ijabbr.com)
  • In-Planta Expression: Searching for the Genuine Chromophores of Cryptochrome-3 from Arabidopsis thaliana Photochemistry and Photobiology 93(1), 382-384. (mpg.de)
  • Proteins are highly complex systems containing a variety of clefts, grooves, protrusions and empty space in the proteins interior. (plos.org)
  • Metal-Organic Framework Derived Carbon Nanotube Grafted Cobalt/Carbon Polyhedra Grown on Nickel Foam: An Efficient 3D Electrode for Full Water Splitting ChemElectroChem 4(1), 188-193. (mpg.de)
  • The compound is toxic and mutagenic and will react in vivo with secondary or tertiary amines thereby producing highly carcinogenic nitrosamines. (lookformedical.com)
  • Initial efforts in this theme are focused on the electron transfer and bioinorganic synthetic capabilities of anaerobes towards (1) enhanced wastewater treatment and (2) electricity production in photobioelectrochemical calls. (wisc.edu)
  • In higher plants, the microsomal oleate Δ12 -desaturase (fatty acid desaturase 2, FAD2) is a hydrophobic endoplasmic reticulum protein, catalyzing the reaction from monounsaturated oleic acid (C18:1) to polyunsaturated linoleic acid (C18:2) by introducing a double bond between the 12th and 13th carbon atoms of C18:1 [1]. (researchsquare.com)
  • As described in detail in Section 1 of the registration substance, Turpentine Oil from Pulping Processes (TOPP) is a complex UVCB substance containing a range of constituent types. (europa.eu)
  • FIGURE 4-1 Major open-ocean oil fate and transport processes. (nationalacademies.org)
  • 2005), and proves highly useful as an experimental model for the study of certain hepatotoxic effects (Muriel et al. (projecttopics.com)
  • Using these values for the constituent blocks of TOPP results in a high blood:air partition coefficient for the terpene alcohols (approximately 147:1) and moderate values (2.7:1 to 5.1:1) for sulfur-containing constituents. (europa.eu)