title: Efficient oxidation of alcohols by a 2-phenylethanol-degrading Brevibacterium sp.
abstract: Microorganisms which can assimilate 2-phenylethanol were screened from soil for oxidation of various alcohols into carbonyl compounds. One strain, identified as Brevibacterium sp. KU1309, had high oxidative activity towards ArCH(CH(3))CH(2)OH and Ar(CH(2))(n)OH. When the substrate concentration was 0.1 approximately 0.4% (w/v), the oxidation reaction proceeded smoothly (6 approximately 96 h), and the corresponding carboxylates were obtained in good yields (68 approximately 87%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Biosciences and Informatics, Center for Life Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Jun-Ichiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: Hiromichi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohta
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D001951:Brevibacterium / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols