Medium-chain alkane biodegradation and its link to some unifying attributes of alkB genes diversity

EO Fenibo, R Selvarajan, ALK Abia… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrocarbon footprints in the environment, via biosynthesis, natural seepage,
anthropogenic activities and accidents, affect the ecosystem and induce a shift in the healthy …

A novel, divergent alkane monooxygenase (alkB) clade involved in crude oil biodegradation

S Karthikeyan, JK Hatt, M Kim, JC Spain… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Alkanes are ubiquitous in marine ecosystems and originate from diverse sources ranging
from natural oil seeps to anthropogenic inputs and biogenic production by cyanobacteria …

Synthetic biology approaches to hydrocarbon biosensors: a review

CF Moratti, C Scott, NV Coleman - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Monooxygenases are a class of enzymes that facilitate the bacterial degradation of alkanes
and alkenes. The regulatory components associated with monooxygenases are nature's …

High-Resolution Small RNAs Landscape Provides Insights into Alkane Adaptation in the Marine Alkane-Degrader Alcanivorax dieselolei B-5

G Wei, S Li, S Ye, Z Wang, K Zarringhalam… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alkanes are widespread in the ocean, and Alcanivorax is one of the most ubiquitous alkane-
degrading bacteria in the marine ecosystem. Small RNAs (sRNAs) are usually at the heart of …

A novel C-terminal degron identified in bacterial aldehyde decarbonylases using directed evolution

Y Liu, J Chen, AN Khusnutdinova, K Correia… - Biotechnology for …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Aldehyde decarbonylases (ADs), which convert acyl aldehydes into
alkanes, supply promising solution for producing alkanes from renewable feedstock …

Beyond bottlenecks: expression of complementary enzymes and permeabilization of cell membranes to improve performance of CYP153A6 in Escherichia coli whole …

BE White - 2022 - open.uct.ac.za
Cytochrome P450s are a diverse and versatile class of enzymes, able to carry out
oxyfunctionalisation of hydrocarbons with exceptional regio-and stereospecificity. They …