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. 1979 Dec;140(3):1123–1125. doi: 10.1128/jb.140.3.1123-1125.1979

Local anesthetics block induction of the Pseudomonas alk regulon.

S A Benson
PMCID: PMC216764  PMID: 533765

Abstract

The local anesthetics procaine and piperocaine blocked induction of the plasmid-determined enzymatic activities involved in the metabolism of n-alkanes in Pseudomonas putida. Procaine reversibly inhibited existing alkane hydroxylase activity. Induction of a soluble aliphatic amidase activity was not affected. These results support the hypothesis that induction of the plasmid-determined alkane metabolic system in P. putida involves a membrane component(s).

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