Biophysical and structural studies reveal marginal stability of a crucial hydrocarbon biosynthetic enzyme acyl ACP reductase

Abstract Acyl-ACP reductase (AAR) is one of the two key cyanobacterial enzymes along with aldehyde deformylating oxygenase (ADO) involved in the synthesis of long-chain alkanes, a drop-in biofuel. The enzyme is prone to aggregation when expressed in Escherichia coli, leading to varying alkane levels...

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Main Authors: Ashima Sharma, Tabinda Shakeel, Mayank Gupta, Girish H. Rajacharya, Syed Shams Yazdani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91232-0