Degradation of long-chain n-alkanes by the yeast Lodderomyces elongisporus

The enzymology of dicarboxylic acid formation by Corynebacterium sp. strain 7E1C grown on n-alkanes

“…Blasig et al (1988) found that when membrane preparations of the yeast Candida maltosa (formerly Lodderomyces elongisporus) were incubated with hexadecane the diterminal oxidation product, hexadecanedioic acid, was a minor (10 %) oxidation product and monoterminal attack predominated. This correlated well with whole cell studies (Blasig et al 1984). Zhihua & Xiuzhen (1986) reported, somewhat surprisingly, a higher activity of dodecanedioyl-CoA synthase in acetate-grown cells of Candida tropicah than in cells grown on long-chain alkanes.…”

Candida maltosa

“…This biomass of alkane-grown cells contains further about 25-30% total carbohydrates (polysaccharides as 8-10% high molecular mannan, 3-4% low molecular mannan, 11-15% glucan, mainly localized in the cell walls, 1.5-2% glucogen, and 0.7% trehalose), 6-7% total nucleic acids and 15-18% lipids. In contrast, in glucose-grown cells, the total carbohydrate content is significantly higher (43-46%, including 11 % mannan, 12-13% glucan, 3% trehalose, and 4-6% glucogen), whereas the lipid content (13-14%) and the protein content (35-37%) are lower, without changed nucleic acid content (Bruckner and Troger 1981b;Blasig et al 1984Blasig et al , 1989.…”

“…The polar lipid fractions contained phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylinositol as the major components (20% of total phosphate content, each), phosphatidylethanolamine (15%), phosphatidylserine and cardiolipin (6% each), and some further unidentified phosphate-containing lipids . The fatty acid content in glycerol-grown cells was lower than in alkanegrown cells, and the total lipid content in glucose cells was about 50% (6-9%) of that (12-17%) of alkane-grown cells (Blasig et al 1984). …”

“…Other species names formerly used in the literature for different C. maltosa strains are given with the respective references. Additionally, in some cases publications are given since the strains were renamed into C. Heinritz et al (1981Heinritz et al ( , 1983a,b) Germany (or IMET H128) Voigt (1981,1984) and Schneider and Triems (1981) Stichel et al (1981Stichel et al ( , 1982) (PCK) Schwedt, Germany Wiinsche (1981, 1983) Wiinsche et al (1981) Mauersberger et al (1981, 1984) Riege et al (1981) Glombitza (1982) Gradova et al (1983) Schneider et al (1983) Miiller et al (1982) Brendler et al (1983,b) Voigt et al (1984a,b, 1985) Blasig et al (1984) Bayer et al (1985) Heinritz et al (1985 Candida maltosa Bode andBirnbaum (1984) Golubev et al (1986) Candida maltosa H or H62 Candida Metz and Reuter (1977) Triebel et al (1980) Grirnmecke and Reuter (1980) Briickner and Troger (1981a,b) Kolblin and Birkenbeil (1981) Grirnrnecke and Reuter (1981a,b,c,d) Grirnmecke et al (1981) Kolblin and Troger (1982) Fischer and Reuter (1982) Niiske et al (1982) Rober and Reuter (1982) Candida maltosa H Rober and Reuter (1984a) Candida maltosa 14 Candida maltosa L4 Kunze et al (1984b) Abbreviations: -not determined; C. maltosa -Candida maltosa; C. tropicalis -Candida tropicalis; P. guilliermondii -Pichia guilliermondii; 1. elongisporus -Loddero...…”

Lipid class and carbohydrate concentrations in marine colloids

“…b) and the action of yeast on marine hydrocarbons (Blasig et al • 1984). Romankevich, 1984;Parrish, .…”