Catabolism of hydroxyacids and biotechnological production of lactones by Yarrowia lipolytica

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 61, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 393-404

  Wache Y ^a   Aguedo, M ^a   Nicaud, J M ^b   Belin, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 PENTYL 2 PYRONE; ACYL COENZYME A OXIDASE; BIOSURFACTANT; CARBON; CYTOCHROME P450; DECENO DELTA LACTONE; FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; GAMMA DECALACTONE; GAMMA LACTONE DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYACID; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; METHYL RICINOLEATE; PYRONE DERIVATIVE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATABOLISM; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CYTOPLASM; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; LIPID METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PEROXISOME; SHORT SURVEY; YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); YARROWIA LIPOLYTICA;

EID: 0038575700     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-002-1207-1     Document Type: Short Survey

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