Alkane monooxygenase diversity recovered from Central Asia sediments

Tinatin DOOLOTKELDİEVA

Previous studies in our lab and elsewhere showed that different microbial gene groups are obtained from geographically distant sites. Alkane monooxygenases activate terminal carbon-carbon bonds in the first step of alkane degradation with the addition of an oxygen to the compound, resulting in an alcohol product. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that unique microbial populations and alkane monooxygenase (alkB and Cytochrome P450) genes can be recovered from geographically distinct sites, with varying degrees of anthropogenic impact. Sediment was collected from six river and str ...Более