Alkanotrophic Rhodococcus ruber as a biosurfactant producer.

Philp, J C; Kuyukina, M S; Ivshina, I B; Dunbar, S A; Christofi, N; Lang, S; Wray, V

Philp, J C; Kuyukina, M S; Ivshina, I B; Dunbar, S A; Christofi, N; Lang, S; Wray, V.

Afiliación

Philp JC; School of Life Sciences, Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland. j.philp@napier.ac.uk

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol ; 59(2-3): 318-24, 2002 Jul.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12111164

RESUMEN

In this report we examined the structure and properties of surface-active lipids of Rhodococcus ruber. Most historical interest has been in the glycolipids of Rhodococcus erythropolis, which have been extensively characterised. R. erythropolis has been of interest due to its great metabolic diversity. Only recently has the metabolic potential of R. ruber begun to be explored. One major difference in the two species is that most R. ruber strains are able to oxidise the gaseous alkanes propane and butane. In preparation for investigation of the effects of gas metabolism on biosurfactant production, we set out to characterise the biosurfactants produced during growth on liquid n-alkanes and to compare these with R. erythropolis glycolipids.

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Rhodococcus/metabolismo; Tensoactivos/metabolismo; Alcanos/metabolismo; Glucolípidos/química; Espectroscopía de Resonancia Magnética; Nitratos/metabolismo; Rhodococcus/crecimiento & desarrollo; Tensoactivos/química

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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Tensoactivos / Rhodococcus Idioma: En Revista: Appl Microbiol Biotechnol Año: 2002 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Reino Unido Pais de publicación: Alemania

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