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In cell free extracts prepared from protoplasts of n-tetradecane grown cells of Candida tropicalis we have found an ATP and NAD+ dependent alkane-dehydrogenase, an alcohol-dehydrogenase, an aldehyde-dehydrogenase and acyl-CoA synthetases. The study of these enzymes and their regulation allows us to propose a scheme of degradation of n-decane.
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Lebeault, J.M., Roche, B., Duvnjak, Z. et al. Isolation and study of the enzymes involved in the metabolism of hydrocarbons by Candida tropicalis . Archiv. Mikrobiol. 72, 140–153 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00409520
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