Abstract
The author has succeeded to isolate an alcohol dehydrogenase in the cell-free state from Escherichia coli by which allyl alcohol and 2, 3-butylene glycol are s_??_ecifically attacked, but other primary and secondary alcohols and glycerol are not. The process of allyl alcohol. dehydrogenation is as follows: CH2=CH•CH2OH-2H→CH2=CH•CHO
The optimum pH zone lies befween 7.6 and 7.7 at 37°C. Besides, the action of a suspension of resting cells on allyl alcohol was effected by the presence of inorganic phosphate.
