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| Ferrara,Maria Antonieta; Almeida,Débora S.; Siani,Antonio C.; Lucchetti,Leonardo; Lacerda,Paulo S.B.; Freitas,André; Tappin,Marcelo R.R.; Bon,Elba P.S.. |
| Perillyl derivatives are increasingly important due to their flavouring and antimicrobial properties as well as their potential as anticancer agents. These terpenoid species, which are present in limited amounts in plants, may be obtained via bioconversion of selected monoterpene hydrocarbons. In this study, seventeen yeast strains were screened for their ability to oxidize the exocyclic methyl group in the p-menthene moiety of limonene into perillic acid. Of the yeast tested, the highest efficiency was observed for Yarrowia lipolytica ATCC 18942. The conversion of R (+)-limonene by Y. lipolytica was evaluated by varying the pH (3 to 8) and the temperature (25 to 30 ºC) in a reaction medium containing 0.5% v/v limonene and 10 gµL of stationary phase cells... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Yarrowia lipolytica; Bioconversion; Limonene; Perillic acid. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822013000400008 |
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