Biochemistry 410/411 Textbook - 5th Edition - Custom Texas A&M University
Biochemistry 410/411 Textbook - 5th Edition - Custom Texas A&M University
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To identify: The alkanes generated from stearoyl-ACP and palmitoyl-ACP.

Concept introduction: All cyanobacterial membranes contain alkanes at a concentration similar to that of the chlorophyll. The alkanes are produced from the fatty acids in three steps. The first step is the activation of the fatty acid by an acyl-carrier-protein followed by the reduction of the activated fatty acid to an aldehyde and the final step is the decarbonylation of the aldehyde.  These steps result in an alkane that is one carbon short of the original fatty acids.

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