title: Addition of reducing agent dithiothreitol improves 4-decanolide synthesis by the genus Sporidiobolus.
abstract: Two species of the genus Sporidiobolus, S. johnsonii and S. ruinenii, were used to study the effect of the reducing agent, dithiothreitol (DTT), on 4-decanolide production using ricinoleic acid as the substrate. The results indicate that the addition of DTT into the cultures significantly enhanced 4-decanolide biosynthesis by the two species.
authors.affiliation: UMR de Microbiologie, Université de Bourgogne-ENSBANA-INRA, 1 Esplanade Erasme, Dijon, France.
authors.forename: X D
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mauvais
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cachon
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Diviès
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Feron