Biotechnology Letters, Vol.17, No.5, 493-496, 1995
Production of 10-Ketostearic Acid from Oleic-Acid by a Strain of Flavobacterium Sp 12-4A
A new Flavobacterium sp., strain 12-4A, produces solely 10-ketostearic acid (KSA) from oleic acid (OA) in growing cultures. Under optimized conditions 14 mg/ml of KSA was produced from 25 mg/ml of OA after 3 days of cultivation at 30 degrees C.