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. 1979 Feb;137(2):854–859. doi: 10.1128/jb.137.2.854-859.1979

Control of aldehyde synthesis in the luminous bacterium Beneckea harveyi.

S Ulitzur, J W Hastings
PMCID: PMC218367  PMID: 311359

Abstract

Some of the Beneckea harveyi dim aldehyde mutants, all of which emit light upon addition of exogenous long-chain aldehyde, also emit light when myristic acid is added. Analysis of these myristic acid-responsive mutants indicates that they are blocked before fatty acid formation, whereas another class of mutants, which respond only to aldehyde, appear to be defective in the enzyme(s) involved in the conversion of acid to aldehyde. Evidence is presented that this activity, designated myristic acid reductase, is coinduced with luciferase and is involved in the recycling of acid produced in the luciferase reaction, with specificity for the C14 compounds.

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