Waltomyces lipofer

The use of the permeabilized Waltomyces lipofer allowed y-dodecalactone to be prepared [139] with the highest concentration, conversion yield, and productivity so far reported. At pH 6.5,35 °C, 200 rpm, 0.7 M Tris, 60 gl of 10-hydroxystearic acid, and 30 gU of cells, the lactone was obtained after 30 h with a conversion yield of 76%w/w and a productivity of 1.5 gl h . These values were 3.7- and 3.8-fold higher than those obtained using non-permeabilized cells. 

An, J.-U, Joo, Y.-C., and Oh, D.-K. (2013) Biotransformation process for production of the fragrant compound y-dodecalactone from 10-hydroxystearate by permeabilized Waltomyces lipofer cells. Appl Environ. Microbiol, 79, 2636-2641. 

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