Oxidation of acyclic terpenoids by Corynebacterium sp.
Squalene analogs such as lycopersene, geranylfarnesyl, digeranyl, and 2-hydroxy-2,3-dihydrosqualene and terpene alcohol derivatives such as farnesyl benzyl ether, farnesyl pivalate, geranylgeranyl pivalate, geranyl pivalate, and geranyl benzyl ether were oxidized by Corynebacterium sp. strain SY-79, which was isolated from soil by using squalene as a carbon source. Lycopersene and geranylfarnesyl gave no major product. Digeranyl, geranyl benzyl ether, and geranyl pivalate gave terminal oxidation products, and 2-hydroxy-2,3-dihydrosqualene, farnesyl benzyl ether, farnesyl pivalate, and geranylgeranyl pivalate were degraded to give lower molecular carboxylic acids. Strain SY-79 showed promising oxidative activities toward acyclic terpenes, although the metabolites obtained were variable, depending upon the structure of the substrate.
D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013185:Squalene / Q000378:metabolism; D013729:Terpenes / Q000378:metabolism*
D013729:Terpenes; D013185:Squalene