Identity and mechanisms of alkane-oxidizing metalloenzymes from deep-sea hydrothermal vents

Six aerobic alkanotrophs (organism that can metabolize alkanes as their sole carbon source) isolated from deep-sea hydrothermal vents were characterized using the radical clock substrate norcarane to determine the metalloenzyme and reaction mechanism used to oxidize alkanes. The organisms studied w...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rachel Narehood Austin, Erin M. Bertrand, John T Groves, Costantino eVetriani, Ramaydalis eKeddis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00109/full