Oxidation of 1-tetradecene by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain Sol 20 was grown on 1-tetradecene as sole carbon source, and a vinyl-unsaturated 14-carbon monocarboxylic acid, 13-tetradecenoic acid, was identified from culture fluid. This acid was not produced when n-tetradecane served as substrate for growth. Oxidation of the methyl group represents one method of attack on the 1-alkene by this organism. Tentative identification of 2-tetradecanol indicates that an attack on the double bond is also occurring. alpha, omega-Dienes would not support growth.
D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000378:metabolism*
D006838:Hydrocarbons