Induction of alkane hydroxylase proteins by unoxidized alkane in Pseudomonas putida.
In vitro complementation assays have been used to demonstrate the induction of alkane hydroxylase proteins in mutants lacking the ability to convert n-alkanes to their primary alcohols. Purified heptane is an effective inducer in a mutant lacking detectable hydroxylase activity.
D000473:Alkanes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D005796:Genes; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D009154:Mutation; D010957:Plasmids; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000201:enzymology*
D000473:Alkanes; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases