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Bioconversion of (+)‐Limonene by Pseudomonas gladioli
Author(s) -
CADWALLADER K. R.,
BRADDOCK R. J.,
PARISH M. E.,
HIGGINS D. P.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1989.tb05964.x
Subject(s) - limonene , bioconversion , pseudomonas , terpineol , fermentation , chemistry , bacteria , food science , chromatography , biology , essential oil , genetics
Pseudomonas gladioli was isolated by an enrichment culture technique using limonene as the sole source of carbon. Fermentations were conducted for 4–10 days in shake flasks at 25°C using a pH 6.5 mineral salts medium and 1.0% (+)‐limonene. Major conversion products were identified as (+)‐α‐terpineol and (+)‐perillic acid. Quantitative analysis of α‐terpineol and perillic acid during the fermentation revealed that α‐terpineol was resistant to further degradation by the bacterium, while perillic acid was readily degraded.