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A novel alcohol dehydrogenase present in Rhodomicrobium vannielii

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An alcohol dehydrogenase specific for NADP as coenzyme and with a pH optimum of 10.2 has been partially purified from the photosynthetic bacterium, Rhodomicrobium vannielii. With the exception of methan-1-ol, primary straight chain alcohols up to eight carbon atoms were active, highest rates being obtained with butan-1-ol. Substrate specificity was examined by both enzymic rate determination and Km value measurement. The alcohol dehydrogenase described was constitutive.

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  1. G. R. Sandhu

    Present address: Radiation Genetics Institute, P.O. Box 128, Lyallpur, West Pakistan

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

    G. R. Sandhu & N. G. Carr

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Sandhu, G.R., Carr, N.G. A novel alcohol dehydrogenase present in Rhodomicrobium vannielii . Archiv. Mikrobiol. 70, 340–347 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00425417

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