Emulsification and Hydrolysis of Oil by Syncephalastrum racemosum

Defence Science Journal

Swaranjit Singh Cameotra¹  Amjad Ali²  Jasminder Kaur¹  N. Tejo Prakash²  Ranjana Prakash²  Chandni Mathur² 

[1] Chandigarh Administration, Chandigarh;Thapar University, Patiala

关键词: Fungus;    Syncephalastrum racemosum;    emulsification;    esterification;    vegetable oil;    biotransformation;    lipolysis;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre

【 摘 要 】

A fungal strain, Syncephalastrum racemosum, was isolated from oil-leak contaminated soils from Kanpur, India. The strain was examined for potential to emulsify soybean oil using a 18 per cent oil supplement as carbon source in minimal salt medium. On 72 h growth of the fungus in oil and salt medium, the cellfree supernatant (CFS) showed presence of mono- and di-glycerides indicating degradation of oils to free fatty acids (FFAs). Increasing concentration of oil resulted in enhanced formation of FFAs. The degradation process was observed to be related to the emulsification activity in CFS which was observed to increase with time. The study reports the emulsification and hydrolytic activity of S. racemosum, an activity that can be exploited for increasing the accessibility and treatment of hazardous substance including hydrophobic explosives. Defence Science Journal, 2010, 60(3), pp.251-254 , DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/dsj.60.350

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