Watkinson R J, Morgan P
Shell Research Ltd., Sittingbourne Research Centre, Sittingbourne, Kent, UK.
Biodegradation. 1990;1(2-3):79-92. doi: 10.1007/BF00058828.
This paper reviews aspects of the physiology and biochemistry of the microbial biodegradation of alkanes larger than methane, alkenes and alkynes with particular emphasis upon recent developments. Subject areas discussed include: substrate uptake; metabolic pathways for alkenes and straight and branched-chain alkanes; the genetics and regulation of pathways; co-oxidation of aliphatic hydrocarbons; the potential for anaerobic aliphatic hydrocarbon degradation; the potential deployment of aliphatic hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms in biotechnology.
本文综述了比甲烷更大的烷烃、烯烃和炔烃微生物生物降解的生理学和生物化学方面，特别强调了近期的进展。讨论的主题领域包括：底物摄取；烯烃以及直链和支链烷烃的代谢途径；途径的遗传学和调控；脂肪烃的共氧化；厌氧降解脂肪烃的潜力；脂肪烃降解微生物在生物技术中的潜在应用。
