title: Metabolism of the alkane analogue n-dioctyl ether by Acinetobacter species.
abstract: Metabolism of n-dioctyl ether by Acinetobacter species HO1-N resulted in formation of 8-n-octoxy-1-octanoic acid and 2-n-octoxy-1-acetic acid. The 16-carbon ether acid was incorporated into the cellular lipids, whereas the 10-carbon ether acid accumulated in the growth medium. Qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the cellular phospholipids were similar to hexadecane-grown cells. The growth of Acinetobacter on dioctyl ether occurred at the expense of six-carbon atoms of dioctyl ether.
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000378:metabolism*; D002210:Caprylates / Q000378:metabolism; D004987:Ethers / Q000378:metabolism*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D002210:Caprylates; D004987:Ethers; D010743:Phospholipids; C015169:n-dioctyl ether