Open AccessUtilization of 1‐chloromethylsilatrane by Rhodotorula mucilaginosa
Author(s) -
Fattakhova A.N.,
Ofitserov E.N.,
Diyakov V.M.,
Naumova R.P.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1987.tb02616.x
Subject(s) - glycerol , yeast , methanol , chemistry , nitrogen , rhodotorula , ethanol , decomposition , chloroform , limiting , food science , biochemistry , nuclear chemistry , chromatography , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering , engineering
The imperfect yeast, Rhodotorula mucilaginosa utilized nitrogen of 1‐chloromethylsilatrane (CMS) as a sole nitrogen source when grown on glucose, glycerol, methanol, ethanol and succinate. Under such conditions and at concentrations from 0.45 to 4.5 mM, CMS was a growth‐limiting factor. Atomic absorption spectrometry revealed the accumulation of silicon compounds in the cultural liquid which were chloroform‐insoluble in contrast to CMS. The following pathway of the partial decomposition of CMS is propoposed: CMS → chloromethylsilanethryol → bis(chloromethyldisiloxane) tetraol.