Microbial oxidation of isoprenoid alkanes, phytane, norpristane and farnesane

K Nakajima, A Sato, Y Takahara…

Index: Nakajima, Kenji; Sato, Akio; Takahara, Yoshimasa; Iida, Takeo Agricultural and Biological Chemistry, 1985 , vol. 49, # 7 p. 1993 - 2002

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Abstract

Rhodococcus sp. BPM 1613, a pristane oxidizing microorganism, grows on isoprenoid hydrocarbons such as phytane (2, 6, 10, 14-tetramethylhexadecane), norpristane (2, 6, 10- trimethylpentadecane) and farnesane (2, 6, 10-trimethyldodecane) as the sole carbon source, resulting in accumulation of oxidation products in the culture broth. The oxidation products of phytane, norpristane and farnesane in the respective culture broth were ...