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Degradative inactivation of the peroxisomal enzyme, alcohol oxidase, during adaptation of methanol-grown Candida boidinii to ethanol.

Hill, David J., Hann, Ao. C. and Lloyd, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5656-0571 1985. Degradative inactivation of the peroxisomal enzyme, alcohol oxidase, during adaptation of methanol-grown Candida boidinii to ethanol. Biochemical Journal 232 (3) , pp. 743-750. 10.1042/bj2320743

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Abstract

Adaptation of methanol-grown C. boidinii to ethanol-utilization in non-growing cells resulted in decreased activity of the peroxisomal enzyme alcohol oxidase. Re-appearance of alcohol oxidase activity was dependent on protein synthesis de novo. Degradation of alcohol oxidase protein was shown to parallel the decrease in activity. Adaptation of methanol-grown cells to ethanol-utilization resulted in increased absorbance due to cytochromes and decreased absorbance due to flavoprotein. Decrease in alcohol oxidase activity was associated with loss of the flavin coenzyme, FAD, from the organisms and the appearance of flavins (FAD, FMN, riboflavin) in the surrounding medium. Electron microscopic observations showed that general degradation of whole peroxisomes rather than specific loss of crystalline cores (alcohol oxidase protein) occurred during the adaptation.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Biosciences
ISSN: 0264-6021
Date of Acceptance: 19 August 1985
Last Modified: 26 Oct 2022 08:38
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/127950

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