title: Alpha-oxidation of long-chain unsaturated fatty acids in the marine green alga Ulva pertusa.
abstract: When long-chain unsaturated fatty acids such as oleic, linoleic, and linolenic acid were incubated with crude enzymes from the marine green alga Ulva pertusa, the corresponding (R)-2-hydroperoxy acids were formed with a high enantiomeric excess (>99%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, Japan. akakabe@agr.yamaguchi-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akakabe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kajiwara
mesh_terms: D000460:Chlorophyta / Q000378:metabolism*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004798:Enzymes / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D004798:Enzymes; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated