title: Formaldehyde elimination with formaldehyde and formate oxidase in membrane of acetic acid bacteria.
abstract: Formaldehyde elimination was successfully carried out with Acetobacter sp. SKU 14, having strong formaldehyde-oxidizing activity in the cytoplasmic membrane. Formaldehyde was decomposed via formate to carbon dioxide by formaldehyde- and formate-oxidizing activities. A resting-cell suspension of the organism was more convenient for practical purposes than the isolated membrane fraction. In Gluconobacter suboxydans IFO 12528, formaldehyde elimination was not so prominent when compared with that in Acetobacter sp. SKU 14.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Ube National College of Technology, Tokiwadai, Ube 755-8555, Japan. emiko@ube-k.ac.jp
authors.forename: Emiko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shinagawa
authors.forename: Hirohide
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Toyama
authors.forename: Kazunobu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: Pravate
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tuitemwong
authors.forename: Gunjana
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Theeragool
authors.forename: Osao
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Adachi
mesh_terms: D000091:Acetobacter / Q000201:enzymology*; D019149:Bioreactors; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000201:enzymology*; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000378:metabolism*; D005561:Formates / Q000378:metabolism*; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005561:Formates; C030544:formic acid; D005557:Formaldehyde; D010088:Oxidoreductases