title: Ricinoleic acid and castor oil as substrates for conjugated linoleic acid production by washed cells of Lactobacillus plantarum.
abstract: Ricinoleic acid (12-hydroxy-cis-9-octadecaenoic acid) was an effective substrate for conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) production by washed cells of Lactobacillus plantarum AKU 1009a. The CLA produced was a mixture of cis-9,trans-11- and trans-9,trans-11-octadecadienoic acids. Addition of alpha-linolenic acid to the culture medium increased the CLA productivity of the washed cells. In the presence of lipase, castor oil, in which the main fatty acid component is ricinoleic acid, also was a substrate for CLA.
authors.affiliation: Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigenobu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kishino
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Akinori
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: Yoriko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Omura
authors.forename: Sakayu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D002368:Castor Oil / Q000378:metabolism*; D003470:Culture Media; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000378:metabolism*; D019787:Linoleic Acid / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D012277:Ricinoleic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D012277:Ricinoleic Acids; D019344:Lactic Acid; D002368:Castor Oil; D019787:Linoleic Acid; C030521:ricinoleic acid