Abstract
A microbial isolate, Flavobacterium sp. strain DS5, produces 10-ketostearic acid (10-KSA) from oleic acid in 85% yield. This is the first report on this type of reaction catalyzed by a Flavobacterium strain. The product was purified to give white, plate-like crystals melting at 79.2°C. The optimum time, pH, and temperature for the production of 10-KSA are 36 h, 7.5, and 30°C, respectively. A small amount of 10-hydroxystearic acid (10-HSA) (about 10% of the amount of the main product, 10-KSA) is also produced during the bioconversion. 10-KSA is not further metabolized by strain DS5 and accumulates in the medium. In contrast to growing cells, a resting-cell suspension of strain DS5 produces 10-HSA and 10-KSA in a ratio of 1:3. The crude cell extract obtained from ultrasonic disruption of the cells converts oleic acid mainly to 10-HSA (10-HSA/10-KSA ratio, 97:3). This result strongly suggested that oleic acid is converted to 10-KSA via 10-HSA. Enzymes catalyzing the hydration and secondary alcohol dehydrogenation are cell associated. Product 10-HSA from strain DS5 is 66% enantiomeric excess in the 10(R) form. The oleic acid conversion enzyme(s) reacts with unsaturated fatty acids in the order oleic acid > palmitoleic acid > linoleic acid > linolenic acid > γ-linolenic acid > myristoleic acid.
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