TABLE 1.

In vitro assay for hexadecanol reduction to hexadecane using [¹⁴C]hexadecanol

Enzyme fraction	Radioactivity (dpm)
	Hexadecanol	Hexadecane
No enzyme	1,267,002 ± 65,067	563 ± 38
V. furnissii M1, soluble	674,895 ± 23,202	303 ± 32
V. furnissii M1 membranes	799,030 ± 143,600	812 ± 162
E. coli, soluble	797,954 ± 246,564	642 ± 185
E. coli membranes	795,810 ± 127,375	474 ± 152