Table 1. Germination rate of WT and ΔMrCYP52 on 1% alkanes and cuticular hydrocarbons (20 hrs).
| Wild type | ΔMrCYP52 | % reduction in alkane induced growth | |
| BS | 10.7±0.8% | 10.9±1.1% | |
| n-alkanes | |||
| Nonane (C9) | 16.7±0.6% | 15.8±2.3% | 18.3% |
| Decane (C10) | 18.9±0.8% | 12.9±0.8% | 75.6% |
| Dodecane (C12) | 33.3±1.5% | 32.9±1.8% | 2.6% |
| Tridecane (C13) | 33.0±1.3% | 32.6±1.7% | 2.7% |
| Tetradecane (C14) | 18.2±1.6% | 16.3±1.3% | 28% |
| Pentadecane (C15) | 23.3±2.9% | 19.3±0.3% | 33.3% |
| Hexadecane (C16) | 31.9±0.6% | 25.9±1.3% | 28.7% |
| Hexacosane (C26) | 39.4±1.0% | 32.3±1.4% | 25.4% |
| Octacosane (C28) | 50.8±2.1% | 29.2±2.0% | 54.4% |
| Cuticular hydrocarbons | |||
| Hexane extract | 57.7±2.1% | 35.6±1.3% | 47.4% |
| Branched alkanes | |||
| Pristane | 24.4±1.1% | 23.6±2.6% | 7.3% |
| Squalane | 24.9±1.6% | 24.2±1.8% | 6.3% |