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Alkane 1-monooxygenase

Known as: Omega-Hydroxylase, Laurate, Lauric Acid Monooxygenase, Alkane 1 Hydroxylase 
A P450 oxidoreductase that catalyzes the hydroxylation of the terminal carbon of linear hydrocarbons such as OCTANES and FATTY ACIDS in the omega… 
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
DIRECT EVIDENCE FOR AN ENHANCEMENT OF HELIUM IN GIANT STARS IN OMEGA CENTAURI
The double main sequence identified in the globular cluster Omega Centauri has been interpreted using isochrones to indicate a… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Novel Alkane Hydroxylase Gene (alkB) Diversity in Sediments Associated with Hydrocarbon Seeps in the Timor Sea, Australia
ABSTRACT Hydrocarbon seeps provide inputs of petroleum hydrocarbons to widespread areas of the Timor Sea. Alkanes constitute the… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Evidence that 20-HETE contributes to the development of acute and delayed cerebral vasospasm
Abstract Recent studies have indicated that arachidonic acid (AA) is metabolized by the cytochrome P4504A (CYP4A) enzymes in… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Discovery, Characterization, and Significance of the Cytochrome P450 ω‐Hydroxylase Pathway of Vitamin E Catabolism
Abstract: Tocopherols are known to undergo metabolism to phytyl chain‐shortened metabolites excreted in urine. We sought to… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Characterization of cytochrome P450 expression in human oesophageal mucosa.
The expression of cytochrome (CYP) P450 enzymes in human oesophageal mucosa was investigated in a total of 25 histologically non… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The Activation of Carbon-Chlorine Bonds in Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Chlorides: DMSO-Induced Hydroperfluoroalkylation of Alkenes and Alkynes with Sodium Dithionite.
In DMSO, the addition reactions of perfluoroalkyl chlorides, R(F)Cl, to alkenes or alkynes can occur smoothly in the presence of… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Particular ability of liver P450s3A to catalyze the oxidation of N omega-hydroxyarginine to citrulline and nitrogen oxides and occurrence in no synthases of a sequence very similar to the heme…
Liver microsomes from rats pretreated with various inducers of P450 isoforms exhibit very different abilities to catalyze the… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Solution structure of omega-conotoxin GVIA using 2-D NMR spectroscopy and relaxation matrix analysis.
We report here the solution structure of omega-conotoxin GVIA, a peptide antagonist of the N-type neuronal voltage-sensitive… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Two types of high‐threshold calcium currents inhibited by omega‐conotoxin in nerve terminals of rat neurohypophysis.
1. The neurohypophysis comprises the nerve terminals of hypothalamic neurosecretory cells, which contain arginine vasopressin… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Leukotriene B4 omega-hydroxylase in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Partial purification and identification as a cytochrome P-450.
Human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) not only synthesize and respond to leukotriene B4 (LTB4), but also catabolize this… 
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