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KMID : 1059520070510010051
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Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
2007 Volume.51 No. 1 p.51 ~ p.55
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Fatty Acid Profile Of Thiocyanate Utilizing Bacillus Brevis
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Usha Mary TM
Balasubramaniyan, S.
Swaminathan, M
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Abstract
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The fatty acid composition of thiocyanate utilizing Bacillus brevis isolated from carbonization wastewater
was determined by Gas Chromatography and the results were analyzed. In addition to the saturated and unsaturated
straight chain fatty acids this B. brevis strain contained a hydroxy fatty acid. The hydroxy fatty acids in general are shown
to be interesting chemotaxonomic markers of bacteria. Cyclopropane fatty acids are totally absent in this strain. A comparison
of the fatty acid composition of this strain with B-33 and B-34 strains of Bacillus brevis shows that there are
deviations among these strains. The deviation in Bacillus brevis could be due to the stress effect of thiocyanate. This
result supports that fatty acid synthesis depends highly on the environment.
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KEYWORD
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Fatty acid, Thiocyanate, Bacillus brevis, Chemotaxonomy
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