title: Propane and n-butane oxidation by Pseudomonas putida GPo1.
abstract: Propane and n-butane inhibit methyl tertiary butyl ether oxidation by n-alkane-grown Pseudomonas putida GPo1. Here we demonstrate that these gases are oxidized by this strain and support cell growth. Both gases induced alkane hydroxylase activity and appear to be oxidized by the same enzyme system used for the oxidation of n-octane.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7615, USA.
authors.forename: Erika L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Hyman
mesh_terms: D002073:Butanes / Q000378:metabolism*; D003470:Culture Media; D042926:Cytochrome P-450 CYP4A / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009795:Octanes / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011407:Propane / Q000378:metabolism*; D016958:Pseudomonas putida / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002073:Butanes; D003470:Culture Media; D009795:Octanes; C046888:butane; D042926:Cytochrome P-450 CYP4A; D011407:Propane; C026728:octane