Ester synthesis by Zoogloea ramigera 115 grown in the presence of ethanol.
The ester ethyl butyrate is produced by Zoogloea ramigera 115, a bacterium isolated from an aerobic waste treatment plant, when ethanol is present in culture media. The cells appear to produce butyric acid which is then esterified with residual ethanol in the culture medium.
D000332:Aerobiosis; D002087:Butyrates / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002854:Chromatography, Paper; D003470:Culture Media; D004952:Esters / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000431:Ethanol / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007259:Infrared Rays; D007700:Kinetics; D009812:Odorants; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D015045:Zoogloea / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*
D002087:Butyrates; D003470:Culture Media; D004952:Esters; D000431:Ethanol