화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Vol.116, No.4, 472-474, 2013
Subterminal oxidation of n-alkanes in achlorophyllous alga Prototheca sp.
Some Prototheca sp. are known to be involved in n-hexadecane degradation. Two derivatives derived from n-hexadecane in such Prototheca sp. were identified as 5-hexadecanone and 5-hexadecanol. n-Hexadecane was assumed to be converted to 5-hexadecanol and then to 5-hexadecanone through a unique subterminal oxidation pathway in such Prototheca sp. (C) 2013, The Society for Biotechnology, japan. All rights reserved.