title: Modular synthase-encoding gene involved in α-olefin biosynthesis in Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7002.
abstract: A gene involved in the production of medium-chain α-olefins was identified in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. strain PCC 7002. The gene encodes a large multidomain protein with homology to type I polyketide synthases, suggesting a route for hydrocarbon biosynthesis from fatty acids via an elongation decarboxylation mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1415 Engineering Dr., Madison, WI 53706, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mendez-Perez
authors.forename: Matthew B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Begemann
authors.forename: Brian F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Pfleger
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D017353:Gene Deletion; D048630:Polyketide Synthases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D046940:Synechococcus / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D005227:Fatty Acids; D048630:Polyketide Synthases