Production of Isopropyl cis-6-Hexadecenoate by Regiospecific Desaturation of Isopropyl Palmitate by a Double Mutant of a Rhodococcus Strain

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 399-404

  Koike, Kenzo ^a   Takaiwa, Mikio ^a   Ara, Katsutoshi ^a   Inoue, Shigeo ^a   Kimura, Yoshiharu ^a   Ito, Susumu ^a  

^a KAO CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cis 6 hexadecenoic acid; Desaturase; Regiospecificity; Rhodococcus; Sebaceous lipid

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ESTER; ISOPROPYL 6 HEXADECENOATE; ISOPROPYL 6-HEXADECENOATE; METAL; OXYGEN; PALMITIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PALMITIC ACID ISOPROPYL ESTER; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PH; RHODOCOCCUS; TEMPERATURE;

AMINO ACIDS; ESTERS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALS; MUTATION; OXYGEN; PALMITATES; RHODOCOCCUS; TEMPERATURE; VITAMINS;

EID: 0034133121     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.64.399     Document Type: Article

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