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Lipoxygenase inChlorella pyrenoidosa

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Lipids

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The presence of lipoxygenase enzyme is observed when cells ofChlorella pyrenoidosa are homogenized under anaerobic conditions. This is the first report of this enzyme in a lower form of plant life. The major product ofChlorella lipoxygenase with linoleic acid as substrate is 13-hydroperoxyoctadecadienoic acid.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, North Dakota State University, 58102, Fargo, North Dakota

    D. C. Zimmerman & B. A. Vick

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Research Chemist, ARS, USDA, in cooperation with the North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station.

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Zimmerman, D.C., Vick, B.A. Lipoxygenase inChlorella pyrenoidosa . Lipids 8, 264–266 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02531902

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