Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Vol.115, No.5, 544-546, 2013
Relationship between interfacial hydrophobicity and hydroxylation activity of fungal cells located on an organic-aqueous interface
In a liquid-liquid interface bioreactor, fungal cells locate in a hydrophilic polyacrylonitrile microsphere layer on an aqueous-organic interface. In this article, effects of hydrophobicity of the interface on n-decane hydroxylation activity of Monilliera sp. NAP 00702 was examined. (-)-4-Decanol production was significantly enhanced to 132% by addition of polytetrafluoroethylene. (c) 2012, The Society for Biotechnology, Japan. All rights reserved.