alkB2

Gene

alkB2

Protein

Alkane 1-monooxygenase 2

Organism

Alcanivorax borkumensis (strain ATCC 700651 / DSM 11573 / NCIMB 13689 / SK2)

Length

382 amino acids

Function

Catalyzes the hydroxylation of n-alkanes in the presence of a NADH-rubredoxin reductase and rubredoxin. It preferably hydroxylases C8-C16 hydrocarbons.

Similarity

Belongs to the fatty acid desaturase type 1 family. AlkB subfamily.

Mass

43.923 kDa

Sequence

MFENTNPDVMLKMKKYGYLAFWAIMVPLVPFSAFVGVESGTQDYWAWFMYAFIFGIIPVLDYLVGKDPTNPSEDVQVPTMSEEVFYRVSAIAMGFVWIAVLFYAGHIFMNNGYGLLGKIGWIVSIGTVGGIIAINLGHELIHKDPKVENWMGGLLLSSVTYAGFKVEHVRGHHVHVSTPDDASSSRYNQSLYNFLPKAFVHNFINAWSLEKKYLERKGKKNISVHNELIWWYSISALFAATFGLLWGWQGVVFFLGQSFFAALALEIINYIEHYGLHRRVNDKGRFERVTPAHSWNSNFLLTNLALFQLQRHSDHHAYAKRRYQVLRHYEESPQLPAGYATMYVLALIPPLWRKVMNPRVEAYYEGELDQLFRDGKRVNNIA

Protein

Alkane 1-monooxygenase 2: alkB2

Gene

alkB2

Protein

Alkane 1-monooxygenase 2

Organism

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (strain ATCC 15692 / DSM 22644 / CIP 104116 / JCM 14847 / LMG 12228 / 1C / PRS 101 / PAO1)

Length

377 amino acids

Function

Catalyzes the hydroxylation of n-alkanes in the presence of a NADH-rubredoxin reductase and rubredoxin. It preferably hydroxylases C12-C20 hydrocarbons.

Similarity

Belongs to the fatty acid desaturase type 1 family. AlkB subfamily.

Mass

43.408 kDa

Sequence

MFASLSSAWMLRLKKYGYWIWLIAVLGIPLSYWWSLGSDYPNAWPWLVISVVFGLIPILDAIVGRDPANPEEASEVPEMEAQGYYRVLSLATVPLLLGMLVWSGWILAHETRWDWVGQLGWILSVGTVMGAIGITVSHELIHKDPQLEQNAGGLLLAAVCYAGFKVEHVRGHHVHVSTPEDASSSRYGQSLYSFLPHAYKHNFLNAWRLEAERLKRKGLPALHWRNELIWWYAISALFLLGFSLAFGWLGAIFFLGQSVMAFTLLEIVNYVEHYGLHRRRLDNGRYERTTPEHSWNSNFLLTNLFLFHLQRHSDHHAYAKRRYQVLRHYDSSPQLPNGYAGMIVLALFPPLWRAVMDPKVRAYYAGEEYQLTDTQRI

Protein

Alkane 1-monooxygenase 2: alkB2