Achlorophyllous alga Prototheca zopfii oxidizes n-alkanes with different carbon-chain lengths through a unique subterminal oxidation pathway

作者：Takimura Yasushi; Sakuradani Eiji^*; Natsume Yusuke; Miyake Takashi; Ogawa Jun; Shimizu Sakayu

来源：Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 2014, 117(3): 275-277.

DOI：10.1016/j.jbiosc.2013.09.004

• Prototheca
• n-Alkane
• Subterminal oxidation
• Secondary alcohol
• Ketone

Some Prototheca spp. were previously reported to convert n-hexadecane to 5-hexadecanol and then to 5-hexadecanone through a unique subterminal oxidation pathway. Further analysis of derivatives derived from n-hexadecane indicated that Prototheca zopfii oxidized n-alkanes with C11 to C17 chain lengths at not only the 5th but also the 4th, 3rd and 2nd positions.

• 出版日期2014-3