The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Geobacillus thermodenitrificans NG80-2, is capable of converting alkanes ranging from C15 to C36 into their corresponding primary alcohols [1,2]. The FMNH2 cofactor is provided by an FMN reductase [3].
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A long-chain alkane + FMNH(2) + O(2) = a long-chain primary alcohol + Fmn + H(2)O.