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Fatty alcohol oxidase (FAOD) activities in microsomal membrane fractions fromn-alkane-grownCandida tropicalis andYarrowia lipolytica rapidly decreased on exposure to light. The rate of inactivation of the enzyme depended upon the intensity and wavelength of the incident light, but was diminished under anaerobic conditions. Partially purified and solubilised FAOD preparations remained photosensitive: FAOD fromY. lipolytica was more photo-labile than that fromC. tropicalis.
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Kemp, G.D., Dickinson, F.M. & Ratledge, C. Light sensitivity of then-alkane-induced fatty alcohol oxidase fromCandida tropicalis andYarrowia lipolytica . Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 32, 461–464 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00903783
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00903783