title: Relationship between interfacial hydrophobicity and hydroxylation activity of fungal cells located on an organic-aqueous interface.
abstract: In a liquid-liquid interface bioreactor, fungal cells locate in a hydrophilic polyacrylonitrile microsphere layer on an aqueous-organic interface. In this article, effects of hydrophobicity of the interface on n-decane hydroxylation activity of Monilliera sp. NAP 00702 was examined. (-)-4-Decanol production was significantly enhanced to 132% by addition of polytetrafluoroethylene.
authors.affiliation: Genome Biotechnology Laboratory, Kanazawa Institute of Technology, 3-1 Yatsukaho, Hakusan, Ishikawa 924-0838, Japan. odas@neptune.kanazawa-it.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shinobu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oda
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Horibe
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kono
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohashi
mesh_terms: D000473:Alkanes / Q000378:metabolism*; D019149:Bioreactors / Q000382:microbiology; D005658:Fungi / Q000378:metabolism*; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D006900:Hydroxylation; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D014867:Water; C012867:decane