Changes in the fatty-acid profile of cyanide-utilizing Yersinia species.
A cyanide-utilizing Yersinia species was isolated from the cyanide-bearing gold-plating industrial wastewater. Analysis of the fatty acid composition of the organism revealed that it contains large amounts of saturated fatty acids. The unsaturated hydroxy- and cyclopropyl-ring-bearing fatty acids are present in low concentrations. A comparison of the fatty acid composition with other Yersinia species shows that the genus Yersinia appears homogeneous, and that fatty-acid data of Yersiniae do not reflect the distance between Yersiniae species.
Nagarajan
Samuthirapandian
S
Department of Chemistry, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar-608 002, India. drsn@sify.com
Swaminathan
Meenakshisundaram
M
Sabarathinam
Palaniappan
P
D003486:Cyanides / Q000378:metabolism*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D015007:Yersinia / Q000378:metabolism*
D003486:Cyanides; D005227:Fatty Acids