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An algal photoenzyme converts fatty acids to hydrocarbons
- Source :
- Science, Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2017, 357 (6354), pp.903-907. ⟨10.1126/science.aan6349⟩, Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2017, 357 (6354), pp.903-907. 〈10.1126/science.aan6349〉, Science, 2017, 357 (6354), pp.903-907. ⟨10.1126/science.aan6349⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- HAL CCSD, 2017.
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Abstract
- Algal enzyme driven by blue light Microalgae make hydrocarbons. In searching for the enzyme responsible, Sorigué et al. found a glucose-methanolcholine oxidoreductase (see the Perspective by Scrutton). Expression of the enzyme in Escherichia coli showed that hydrocarbon production requires visible light. In fact, the enzyme requires a constant input of blue photons to carry out its catalytic reaction. A long hydrophobic tunnel in the enzyme stabilizes the fatty acid substrates in proximity to the flavin adenine dinucleotide cofactor. Science , this issue p. 903 ; see also p. 872
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Photosynthetic reaction centre
Light
Carboxy-Lyases
Decarboxylation
[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]
Chlorella
[SDV.BC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Cellular Biology
Alkenes
010402 general chemistry
01 natural sciences
Cofactor
03 medical and health sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
Oxidoreductase
Alkanes
Phylogeny
ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
Plant Proteins
chemistry.chemical_classification
Flavin adenine dinucleotide
Multidisciplinary
biology
[ SDV.BC ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Cellular Biology
Fatty Acids
Fatty acid
Lipid metabolism
Lipid Metabolism
Photochemical Processes
0104 chemical sciences
030104 developmental biology
Enzyme
chemistry
Biochemistry
Biocatalysis
Flavin-Adenine Dinucleotide
biology.protein
Oxidoreductases
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00368075 and 10959203
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Science, Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2017, 357 (6354), pp.903-907. ⟨10.1126/science.aan6349⟩, Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2017, 357 (6354), pp.903-907. 〈10.1126/science.aan6349〉, Science, 2017, 357 (6354), pp.903-907. ⟨10.1126/science.aan6349⟩
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c67f69bd746ca88130f7566212922207