The Oxidation of Fatty Acids by Mycelium of Penicillium roqueforti
| Autor: | J. C. Hawke, R. C. Lawrence |
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| Rok vydání: | 1968 |
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Manometry
Coenzyme A chemistry.chemical_element Microbiology chemistry.chemical_compound Oxygen Consumption Organic chemistry Beta oxidation Mycelium chemistry.chemical_classification Carbon Isotopes biology Fatty Acids Acetyl-CoA Penicillium Fatty acid Penicillium roqueforti Carbon Dioxide Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Ketones biology.organism_classification Malonates chemistry Methyl Ketone Oxidation-Reduction Carbon |
| Zdroj: | Journal of General Microbiology. 51:289-302 |
| ISSN: | 0022-1287 |
| DOI: | 10.1099/00221287-51-2-289 |
| Popis: | SUMMARY: Low concentrations of fatty acids with less than 14 carbon atoms were oxidized without a lag phase over a wide range of pH values by mycelium of Penicillium roqueforti. The effect of the fatty acids upon oxygen uptake by a given weight of mycelium, and the nature of the products of oxidation, were dependent upon the concentration and chain length of the fatty acid and the pH value of the system. The C9-C12 fatty acids which showed the greatest inhibitory effect were not oxidized to the corresponding methyl ketone with one less carbon atom in such high yields as the less toxic C6-C8 acids. The C6-C8 fatty acids markedly inhibited endogenous respiration at low pH values but this inhibition was reversed by increasing the pH value. The toxic effect associated with some fatty acids was less pronounced against mycelium which had been previously shaken over an extended period in phosphate buffer. It is suggested that the cellular regulation of fatty acid oxidation and methyl ketone formation involves deacylation of β-oxo acyl thiolester which provides an alternative means of recycling coenzyme A when oxidation of acetyl CoA is impaired. |
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