Purified aldehyde dehydrogenase (NADP+-dependent) of intracytoplasmic membranes of Acinetobacter cakcoaceticus could he incorporated from micelles formed during the purification procedure into liposomal membranes. Both the cholate dilution method and the ultrasonication method were suitable to produce enzyme liposomes. In unilamellar liposomes produced by phosphntidyl choline, the enzyme activity decreased to 1% (or less) of the original activity. In contrast, about 10% of the original activity could be preserved in unilamellar liposomes prepared from bacterinl phospholipids.The destruction of the enzyme liposomes induced by detergents (lauroyl sarcosinate) was followed by measuring the wavelength dependence of turbidity, which allowed us to draw conclusions on size and stability of the particles in the suspension. I n addition these measurements demonstrated that decanal and NADP+ did not destroy the liposomal structure a t concentrations necessary for the determination of enzyme activity.The liposomal enzyme was inactivated to a lesser degree by proteinase K than the micellar enzyme. Both phospholipase A, and D inactivated the enzyme incorporated into the liposomal membranes to about 50%. After t,reatment with phospholipase A,, the enzyme could be reactivated by bacterial phospholipids. After treatment with phospholipase D, no reactivation was possible by bacterial phospholipids.Die NADP-abhangige Aldehyddehydrogenase ist bei A . calcoaceticus ein Enzyin des Oxidations-Pathways der Alkane (AURICH u. EITNER 1977, SORGER u. AURICH 1978 und in den intracytoplasmatischen Umhiillungsmenibranen der Alkan-Inklusionen lokalisiert (VOAISEK et al. 1982). Sie liiljt sich durch Detergentien, wie Desoxycholat, Cholat, Laurylsarkosin und Triton X-100 solubilisieren (AURICH et al. 1985) und als Detergens-Phospholipid-Mischmizelle isolieren und reinigen . Wahrscheinlich ist Cardiolipin fur die Aktivitat des Enzynis essentiell (BERGMANN 1982