• Moreover, the transcriptomic data allowed identifying candidate genes for the further steps of short aliphatic chain oxidation including alkB gene encoding an alkane monooxygenase, cyp450 gene encoding cytochrome P450 hydroxylase, and genes encoding membrane transporters. (unimib.it)
  • 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)
  • Oxidases and oxygenases are metal systems found throughout nature that take advantage of oxygen to carry out important reactions such as energy generation in cytochrome c oxidase or small molecule oxidation in cytochrome P450 oxidases or methane monooxygenase . (cloudfront.net)
  • Degenerate primers designed for PCR amplification of genes related to the binuclear-iron-containing alkane hydroxylase from Pseudomonas oleovorans were used to clone a related gene from strain CF8. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Reverse transcription-PCR and Northern blot analysis showed that this gene encoding a binuclear-iron-containing alkanc hydroxylase was expressed in cells grown on alkanes above C 6 . (elsevierpure.com)
  • Soluble di-iron monooxygenase gene diversity in soils, sediments and ethene enrichments. (ijabbr.com)
  • Role of hydrogen in the activation and regulation of hydrogen oxidation by the soluble hydrogenase from Alcaligenes eutrophus H16. (ncsu.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)
  • Thus, augmentation of bacterial methane oxidation by pmoC-phages during infection could modulate the efflux of this potent greenhouse gas into the environment. (nature.com)
  • We considered the possibility that phages infecting methanotrophs could directly impact methane oxidation and thus methane release. (nature.com)
  • In the present study, we searched the unreported phage genomic fragments from this lake for genes involved in methane oxidation. (nature.com)
  • Product repression of alkane monooxygenase expression in Pseudomonas butanovora J Bacteriol, 188: 2586-2592. (ijabbr.com)
  • 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)
  • 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 gene was tagged by insertion of the Tc1 transposon, and the wild-type gene was cloned by chromosomal walking 11 kb from ama-1, a cloned gene encoding the large subunit of RNA polymerase II. (ncsu.edu)
  • 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)
  • The impact of reductants on the catalytic efficiency of a lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase and the special role of dehydroascorbic acid. (cube-synergy.eu)
  • Characterization of a lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase from Aspergillus fumigatus shows functional variation among family AA11 fungal LPMOs. (cube-synergy.eu)
  • Hydrocarbon oxidation by a bacterial enzyme system: I. Products of octane oxidation. (ijabbr.com)
  • Novel glycine containing glucolipids from the alkane using bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis. (ijabbr.com)
  • Isoprene Oxidation by the Gram-Negative Model bacterium Variovorax sp. (europa.eu)
  • 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)
  • The RNA-seq allowed uncovering genes putatively involved in the first step of oxidation. (unimib.it)
  • A 146 base pair sequence, encoding amino acids 56-103, is unique in the C. elegans genome, and it hybridizes to a 1 kb mRNA of moderate abundance. (ncsu.edu)
  • 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)
  • Growth on butane and hexane was strongly inhibited by 1-hexyne, while 1-hexyne did not affect growth on octane or decane. (elsevierpure.com)
  • A specific 30-kDa acetylene-binding polypeptide was observed for butane-, hexane-, octane-, and decane-grown cells but was absent from cells grown with octane or decane in the presence of 1-hexyne. (elsevierpure.com)
  • 1990. Conversion of alkanes into gasoline on ZSM-5 zeolite catalysts. (cdc.gov)
  • The role of electronic metal-support interactions and its temperature dependence: CO adsorption and CO oxidation on Au/TiO 2 catalysts in the presence of TiO 2 bulk defects Journal of Catalysis 354, 46-60. (mpg.de)
  • Communications Chemistry , 5 (1), Article 1. (uni-stuttgart.de)
  • Again such chemistry would be of broad interest to the biotechnology sector, especially as a potentially cheap way of reducing alkanes for high-value and platform chemicals. (ukri.org)
  • Studies on kidney function in subjects exposed to organic solvents: 1. (cdc.gov)
  • 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)
  • In enzymology, an alkane 1-monooxygenase (EC 1.14.15.3) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactions an alkane + reduced rubredoxin + O2 ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } a primary alcohol + oxidized rubredoxin + H2O. (wikipedia.org)
  • 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)
  • Alkane hydroxylases involved in microbial alkane degradation Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 74: 13-21. (ijabbr.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)
  • Improved photoelectrochemical performance of bismuth vanadate by partial O/F-substitution Solid State Sciences 63, 1-8. (mpg.de)
  • Chapter 1 describes the state of the art in the field of nanoparticle assembly and, specifically, DNA- mediated nanoparticle assembly, where the concept of a. (northwestern.edu)
  • Hemeproteins whose characteristic mode of action involves transfer of reducing equivalents which are associated with a reversible change in oxidation state of the prosthetic group. (lookformedical.com)
  • Enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of a carbon-carbon bond by means other than hydrolysis or oxidation. (lookformedical.com)
  • Unreported to date is the role of phages involved in the oxidation of methane, a greenhouse gas that is 20-23 times more effective than CO 2 (ref. 8 ). (nature.com)
  • These results suggest the presence of two monooxygenases in strain CF8. (elsevierpure.com)
  • These results indicate the presence of two distinct monooxygenases for alkane oxidation in Nocardioides sp. (elsevierpure.com)
  • Activation with Na2S2O4 plus 101 kPa H2 resulted in a rapid increase in activity over 1 h and constant activity after 3 h incubation. (ncsu.edu)