AbstractThe objective of this study was to explore the extent of microbial conversion of lesquerolic acid (14‐hydroxy‐cis‐11‐eicosenoic acid; LQA) by whole cell catalysis and to identify the newly converted products. Among compost isolates including NRRL strains B‐23212 (Sphingobacterium multivorum), B‐23213 (Acinetobacter sp.), B‐23257 (Enterobacter cloacae B), B‐23259 (Escherichia sp.) and B‐23260 (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) the S.multivorum strain was the only microorganism that converted LQA to produce a new product identified as 14‐oxo‐cis‐11‐eicosenoic acid by GC‐MS and NMR analyses. The conversion yield was 47.4% in 48 h at 200 rpm and 28°C in small shake flask experiments. In comparison, both Acinetobacter and Pseudomonas strains failed to convert LQA to major new products but used LQA apparently as an energy source during fermentation. For structural analysis, 6.88 g of 14‐oxo‐cis‐11‐eicosenoic acid was produced from converting 11 g LQA (a 62% yield) in 72 h at 200 rpm and 28 °C in Fernbach flasks using 18‐h‐old NRRL B‐23212 cultures and an improved medium that also contained EDTA and glycerol in lieu of glucose as carbon source. NRRL B‐23212 was further identified by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis as a unique strain of S. multivorum. Therefore, S. multivorum NRRL B‐23212 possesses an enzymatic activity presumably a secondary alcohol dehydrogenase for converting LQA to produce 14‐oxo‐cis‐11‐eicosenoic acid, a first report that demonstrates the functional modification of LQA by whole cell catalysis.
METHOD FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF OMEGA-AMINO-ALKANOIC ACIDS
申请人:Dubois Jean-Luc
公开号:US20100168453A1
公开(公告)日:2010-07-01
The invention relates to a method for the synthesis of amino acids/esters of general formula NH
2
—(CH
2
)
n
—COOR in which n is an integer between 5 and 14, and R is either H or an alkyl radical including from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, from natural long-chain mono-unsaturated fatty acids or esters including at least 10 adjacent carbon atoms per molecule, said method comprising: first converting, if necessary, said natural long-chain fatty acid or ester into a monounsaturated fatty acid/ester of general formula R
1
—(CH
2
)
m
—CH═CH—(CH
2
)
p
—COOR in which R
1
is H, CH
3
or a COOR radical, m is an integer between 0 and 14 and p is an integer between 2 and 11, then submitting the latter to a crossed catalytic metathesis reaction with a compound of formula R
2
—CH═CH—R
3
in which R
2
is either H or CN and R
3
is CN or CH
2
NH
2
, provided that if R
2
is CN, R
3
can be only CN, and finally converting the resulting product of the general formula R
3
—CH═CH—(CH
2
)
p
—COOR into an amino-acid, either by hydrogenation, or by hydrogenation of the triple terminal bond, or by amination of the double terminal bond.
METHOD OF SYNTHESISING AMINO ACID BY METATHESIS, HYDROLYSIS, THEN HYDROGENATION
申请人:ARKEMA FRANCE
公开号:US20160002147A1
公开(公告)日:2016-01-07
A method of synthesising an amino acid from an unsaturated fatty compound I that includes at least the following steps: cross-metathesis with a short unsaturated compound II, one of compounds I or II comprising a nitrile function and the other of these compounds II or I an ester function, so as to obtain and recover at least one monounsaturated nitrile ester NEU; hydrolysis of the NEU in unsaturated acid nitrile NAU; hydrogenation of the NAU to saturated amino acid AA; and then purification of the AA, if applicable, in particular by crystallisation. Also, a polymer obtained by polymerisation using the amino acid synthesised according to the method.
COMBINED SYNTHESIS OF A NITRILE-ESTER/ACID AND OF A DIESTER/DIACID
申请人:ARKEMA FRANCE
公开号:US20160016894A1
公开(公告)日:2016-01-21
A method for the combined synthesis of a mono-unsaturated nitrile-ester(acid) and of a bi-functional carbonyl compound, wherein it includes a step including the cross metathesis mc1 of an unsaturated fatty acid/ester compound with an unsaturated nitrile compound, in which mc1 is performed with partial conversion such as to obtain and recover, separately, at least the following products: a mono-unsaturated nitrile-ester/acid and a symmetrical compound, diester or diacid respectively including a double bond located in the middle of the molecular chain of compound, and subsequently a step including the oxidation cleavage cp2 of the double bond of compound, such as to form a single type of carbonyl compound having formula R2-(CH2)n-COR′, in which R′ is H or OH, depending on the operating conditions selected for the oxidation cleavage cp2. Also, the production of monomers for the polymer industry.
Production of hydroxylated fatty acids in genetically modified plants
申请人:——
公开号:US20020104125A1
公开(公告)日:2002-08-01
This invention relates to plant fatty acyl hydroxylases. Methods to use conserved amino acid or nucleotide sequences to obtain plant fatty acyl hydroxylases are described. Also described is the use of cDNA clones encoding a plant hydroxylase to produce a family of hydroxylated fatty acids in transgenic plants.
Separation of plant oil triglyceride mixtures by solid bed adsorption
申请人:——
公开号:US20040094477A1
公开(公告)日:2004-05-20
A solid bed adsorptive process for separating a seed oil into two substantially pure triglyceride functions. The process involves contacting a seed oil, such as castor oil, preferably as a concentrate, with an adsorbent in a bed, the adsorbent having a particle size greater than about 40 microns, and thereafter contacting the adsorbent with a desorbent material, preferably under minimal flow conditions, to obtain a raffinate output stream containing predominantly a second triglyceride and an extract output stream containing predominantly a first triglyceride. Purified fatty acid triglyceride esters obtainable from castor, vernonia, and lesquerella plant oils provide renewable, non-petroleum-based sources of chemical feedstocks.