Relationship between interfacial hydrophobicity and hydroxylation activity of fungal cells located on an organic-aqueous interface.

Authors :: Oda S
Sakamoto N
Horibe H
Kono A
Ohashi S
Source :: Journal of bioscience and bioengineering [J Biosci Bioeng] 2013 May; Vol. 115 (5), pp. 544-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Dec 29.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: In a liquid-liquid interface bioreactor, fungal cells locate in a hydrophilic polyacrylonitrile microsphere layer on an aqueous-organic interface. In this article, effects of hydrophobicity of the interface on n-decane hydroxylation activity of Monilliera sp. NAP 00702 was examined. (-)-4-Decanol production was significantly enhanced to 132% by addition of polytetrafluoroethylene.<br /> (Copyright © 2012 The Society for Biotechnology, Japan. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)

Subjects :: Bioreactors microbiology
Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
Hydroxylation
Water chemistry
Alkanes metabolism
Fungi metabolism

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