Part:BBa_K590031

Aldehyde Decarbonylase (ADC) - Synechococcus elongatus PCC7942

This part encodes an enzyme that removes the carbonyl group (C=O) from a fatty aldehyde, yielding an alkane one carbon shorter than the original aldehyde and a molecule of formate. Works together with Acyl-ACP Reductase to produce odd chain length alkanes.

Usage and Biology

When used together with Acyl-ACP Reductase, Aldehyde Decarbonylase reduces fatty aldehydes into odd chain length alkanes (mostly pentadecanes).

GC plot showing that alkanes are only produced when both ADC and AAR are expressed.

GC-MS quantification shows greater alkane production under UW iGEM 2011's "optimized conditions" (see wiki for details)

Sequence and Features

Assembly Compatibility:

• 10
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
• 12
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
• 21
  INCOMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]

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• 23
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
• 25
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
• 1000
  COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]