title: Microbial Transformation of Squalene: Terminal Methyl Group Oxidation by Corynebacterium sp.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Department of Fermentation Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamada-oka, Suita-shi, Osaka 565, Japan.
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okada