Microbial Transformation of Squalene: Terminal Methyl Group Oxidation by Corynebacterium sp.
Corynebacterium sp. strain SY-79 was isolated from soil, using squalene as a carbon source. Microbiological properties of this bacterium are described. The metabolic product of this bacterium from squalene was identified as 2,6,10,15,19, 23-hexamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22-tetracosahexaenedioic acid (squalenedioic acid).
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Department of Fermentation Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamada-oka, Suita-shi, Osaka 565, Japan.
Yamada
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Takada
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Okada
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