Microorganism screening for limonene bioconversion and correlation with RAPD markers

The use of microorganisms for biotransformations of monoterpenes has stimulated the biotechnological market. Aiming at the highest efficiency in the process of strains screening, the application of molecular biology techniques have been proposed. Based on these aspects, the objective of this work wa...

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Published in:Applied biochemistry and biotechnology 2006, Vol.129-132 (1-3), p.1023-1033
Main Authors: Toniazzo, Geciane, Lerin, Lindomar, de Oliveira, Débora, Dariva, Claudio, Cansian, Rogério L, Padilha, Francine Ferreira, Antunes, Octávio A C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteria - genetics
Bacteria - isolation & purification
Bacteria - metabolism
Bioconversion
Biotechnology
Biotransformation
Citrus - microbiology
Cyclohexenes
Genetic diversity
Genetic Markers - genetics
Genomics
Limonene
Markers
Microorganisms
Molecular biology
Monoterpenes
Polymerase chain reaction
Polymorphism
Random amplified polymorphic DNA
Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique
Screening
Species Specificity
Strains (organisms)
Studies
Terpenes - metabolism
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Summary:The use of microorganisms for biotransformations of monoterpenes has stimulated the biotechnological market. Aiming at the highest efficiency in the process of strains screening, the application of molecular biology techniques have been proposed. Based on these aspects, the objective of this work was to select different strains able to convert limonene using fermentative process and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. The results obtained in the fermentative screening, from 17 strains tested, pointed out that four microorganisms were able to convert limonene into oxygenated derivatives. The RAPD study showed a polymorphism of 96.02% and a similarity from 16.02 to 51.51%. Based on this it was possible to observe a high genetic diversity, even among strains of same species, concluding that the RAPD was not able to correlate the genetic characteristics of the microorganism with the results obtained from the biotransformation process.
ISSN:0273-2289
0273-2289
1559-0291
DOI:10.1385/ABAB:132:1:1023