A search for microorganisms producing medium-chain alkanes from aldehydes.
Microorganisms with medium-chain alkane-producing activity are promising for the bio-production of drop-in fuel. In this study, we screened for microorganisms producing tridecane from tetradecanal. The activity of aldehyde decarbonylation was found in a wide range of microbes. In particular, the genus Klebsiella in the Enterobacteriaceae family was found to have a high ability to produce alkanes from aldehydes via enzyme catalyzed reaction.
['Ito|Masakazu|M|', 'Kambe|Hiromi|H|', 'Kishino|Shigenobu|S|', 'Muramatsu|Masayoshi|M|', 'Ogawa|Jun|J|']
D000447:Aldehydes D000473:Alkanes D055162:Biocatalysis
Medium-chain alkanes Aldehyde decarbonylase Biofuel Hydrocarbon Klebsiella sp.