- Biocatalytic production of 10-hydroxystearic acid, 10-ketostearic acid, and their primary fatty amides
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The objective of this study was to develop scaleup bioprocesses for producing 10-hydroxystearic acid (10-HSA) and 10-ketostearic acid (10-KSA) as well as their primary amides for potential new uses. A reactor process was examined to obtain the mono-oxygenated FA using Sphingobacterium thalpophilum (NRRL B-14797) and Bacillus sphaericus (NRRL NRS-732), which solely produce 10-HSA and 10-KSA, respectively, from technical-grade oleic acid. By using an 8-h-old B-14797 culture grown in a manganese-containing WF6 medium, pH 7.3, at 28°C under 350 rpm agitation and 0-50% dissolved oxygen concentrations provided by a controlled sparger aeration, the production of 10-HSA reached 7 g/L with a 40% yield in 4 d. In using a 12-h-old NRS-732 culture grown in a pyruvate-containing PF6 medium, pH 6.5, at 30°C under 750 rpm agitation without any sparger aeration during the conversion reaction, 10-KSA production reached 7.9 g/L with a yield of more than 54% in 72 h. The scaleup reactor process provided crystalline 10-HSA and 10-KSA for producing new primary amides via a lipase-catalyzed amidation reaction with yields of 94 and 92%, respectively. The primary amides of 10-HSA and 10-KSA displayed m.p. of 115 and 120°C, respectively. Copyright
- Kuo, Tsung Min,Levinson, William E.
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- Rational Engineering of Hydratase from Lactobacillus acidophilus Reveals Critical Residues Directing Substrate Specificity and Regioselectivity
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Enzymatic conversion of fatty acids (FAs) by fatty acid hydratases (FAHs) presents a green and efficient route for high-value hydroxy fatty acid (HFA) production. However, limited diversity was achieved among HFAs, to date, with respect to chain length and hydroxy position. In this study, two highly similar FAHs from Lactobacillus acidophilus were compared: FA-HY2 has a narrow substrate scope and strict regioselectivity, whereas FA-HY1 utilizes longer chain substrates and hydrates various double-bond positions. It is revealed that three active-site residues play a remarkable role in directing substrate specificity and regioselectivity of hydration. If these residues on FA-HY2 are mutated to the corresponding ones in FA-HY1, a significant expansion of substrate scope and a distinct enhancement in hydration of double bonds towards the ω-end of FAs is observed. A three-residue mutant of FA-HY2 (TM-FA-HY2) displayed an impressive reversal of regioselectivity towards linoleic acid, shifting the ratio of the HFA regioisomers (10-OH/13-OH) from 99:1 to 12:88. Notable changes in regioselectivity were also observed for arachidonic acid and for C18 polyunsaturated fatty acid substrates. In addition, TM-FA-HY2 converted eicosapentaenoic acid into its 12-hydroxy product with high conversion at the preparative scale. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that microalgae are a source of diverse FAs for HFA production. This study paves the way for tailor-made FAH design to enable the production of diverse HFAs for various applications from the polymer industry to medical fields.
- Eser, Bekir Engin,Poborsky, Michal,Dai, Rongrong,Kishino, Shigenobu,Ljubic, Anita,Takeuchi, Michiki,Jacobsen, Charlotte,Ogawa, Jun,Kristensen, Peter,Guo, Zheng
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p. 550 - 563
(2019/11/25)
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- Rhodococcus erythropolis Oleate Hydratase: a New Member in the Oleate Hydratase Family Tree—Biochemical and Structural Studies
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Recently, the enzyme family of oleate hydratases (OHs: EC 4.2.1.53) has gained increasing scientific and economic interest, as these FAD-binding bacterial enzymes do not require cofactor recycling and possess high thermal and pH stability. Their products, hydroxy fatty acids, are used in specialty chemical applications including surfactant and lubricant formulations. The “oleate hydratase engineering database”, established by Schmid et al. (2017), divides all OHs into 11 families (HFam1 to 11). To date, only two crystal structures of homodimeric OHs from the families HFam2 and HFam11 have been reported. In this study, we biophysically characterized an OH belonging to the HFam3 family, originating from the marine bacterium Rhodococcus erythropolis, for the first time. The crystal structure revealed that this new OH (OhyRe) surprisingly is a monomer in its active form. This particular feature provides new avenues for enzyme engineering and recycling through immobilization.
- Lorenzen, Jan,Driller, Ronja,Waldow, Ayk,Qoura, Farah,Loll, Bernhard,Brück, Thomas
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p. 407 - 414
(2017/12/13)
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- METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICALLY ACTIVE HYDROXY FATTY ACID
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a means for producing optically active hydroxy fatty acid applicable to product materials having various structures, also having low production cost and high stereoselectivity. SOLUTION: Provided is a method for producing a compound represented by formula (I-1), including: a carbon chain connection step; the second oxidation step; a stereoselective reduction step; and the third oxidation step. Also provided is a method for producing a compound represented by formula (I-2), including: a carbon chain connection step; a speed theoretical optical resolution step; and the third oxidation step. SELECTED DRAWING: None COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPOandINPIT
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- Biocatalytic study of novel oleate hydratases
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The direct hydration of C[dbnd]C bonds to yield alcohols or the reverse dehydration is chemically challenging but highly sought after. Recently, oleate hydratases (OAHs) gained attention as biocatalytic alternatives capable of hydrating isolated, non-activated C[dbnd]C bonds. Their natural reaction is the conversion of oleic acid to (R)-10-hydroxystearic acid. In this work, we report the first comparative study of several OAHs. Therefore we established the Hydratase Engineering Database (HyED) comprising 2046 putative OAHs from eleven homologous families and selected nine homologs for cloning in E. coli. The heterologously expressed enzymes were evaluated concerning activity and substrate specificity. The enzymes have a broad substrate scope ranging from oleic acid (C18) to the novel synthetic substrate (Z)-undec-9-enoic acid (C11). The OAHs from Elizabethkingia meningoseptica and Chryseobacterium gleum showed the best expression, highest stability and broadest substrate scope, making them interesting candidates for directed evolution to engineer them for the application as general hydratase catalysts.
- Schmid, Jens,Steiner, Lisa,Fademrecht, Silvia,Pleiss, Jürgen,Otte, Konrad B.,Hauer, Bernhard
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- Configurational Assignment of ‘Cryptochiral’ 10-Hydroxystearic Acid Through an Asymmetric Catalytic Synthesis
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An asymmetric catalytic total synthesis of (S)-10-hydroxystearic acid (1) for comparison of its absolute configuration to that of samples obtained by fermentative hydration of oleic acid is reported. The synthesis involves two catalytic key-steps, namely Ru-catalyzed anti-Markovnikov hydration of 9-decynoic acid (7) to 10-oxodecanoic acid (5), followed by titanium-mediated asymmetric catalytic addition of dioctylzinc (25) to 5 in presence of the chiral ligand N,N’-((1R,2R)-cyclohexane-1,2-diyl)bis(1,1,1-trifluoromethanesulfonamide) (6). The synthesis is short and efficient and avoids use of protecting groups. Ozonolysis of 10-undecynoic acid (9) to 5 provides an alternative entry point into the synthetic route. The double dehydrobromination of (ω,ω-1)-dibromoalkanoic acids to ω-alkynoic acids under a variety of conditions was investigated with 10,11-dibromoundecanoic acid (11) as model substrate and using qNMR to quantify all reaction products. The synthetic approaches presented here have the potential to be generalized to the asymmetric catalytic synthesis of a variety of n-hydroxy-fatty acids.
- Brunner, Andreas,Hintermann, Lukas
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- Combined Biocatalytic and Chemical Transformations of Oleic Acid to ω-Hydroxynonanoic Acid and α,ω-Nonanedioic Acid
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A practical chemoenzymatic method for the synthesis of 9-hydroxynonanoic acid and 1,9-nonanedioic acid (i.e., azelaic acid) from oleic acid [(9Z)-octadec-9-enoic acid] was investigated. Biotransformation of oleic acid into 9-(nonanoyloxy)nonanoic acid via 10-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid and 10-keto-octadecanoic acid was driven by a C-9 double bond hydratase from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, an alcohol dehydrogenase from Micrococcus luteus, and a Baeyer–Villiger monooxygenase (BVMO) from Pseudomonas putida KT2440, which was expressed in recombinant Escherichia coli. After production of the ester (i.e., the BVMO reaction product), the compound was chemically hydrolyzed to n-nonanoic acid and 9-hydroxynonanoic acid because n-nonanoic acid is toxic to E. coli. The ester was also converted into 9-hydroxynonanoic acid and the n-nonanoic acid methyl ester, which can be oxygenated into the 9-hydroxynonanoic acid methyl ester by the AlkBGT from P. putida GPo1. Finally, 9-hydroxynonanoic acid was chemically oxidized to azelaic acid with a high yield under fairly mild reaction conditions. For example, whole-cell biotransformation at a high cell density (i.e., 10 g dry cells/L) allowed the final ester product concentration and volumetric productivity to reach 25 mM and 2.8 mM h?1, respectively. The overall molar yield of azelaic acid from oleic acid was 58%, based on the biotransformation and chemical transformation conversion yields of 84% and 68%, respectively. (Figure presented.).
- Koppireddi, Satish,Seo, Joo-Hyun,Jeon, Eun-Yeong,Chowdhury, Partha Sarathi,Jang, Hyun-Young,Park, Jin-Byung,Kwon, Yong-Uk
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(2016/10/09)
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- Characterization of hydroxy fatty acid dehydrogenase involved in polyunsaturated fatty acid saturation metabolism in Lactobacillus plantarum AKU 1009a
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Hydroxy fatty acid dehydrogenase, which is involved in polyunsaturated fatty acid saturation metabolism in Lactobacillus plantarum AKU 1009a, was cloned, expressed, purified, and characterized. The enzyme preferentially catalyzed NADH-dependent hydrogenation of oxo fatty acids over NAD+-dependent dehydrogenation of hydroxy fatty acids. In the dehydrogenation reaction, fatty acids with an internal hydroxy group such as 10-hydroxy-cis-12-octadecenoic acid, 12-hydroxy-cis-9-octadecenoic acid, and 13-hydroxy-cis-9-octadecenoic acid served as better substrates than those with α- or β-hydroxy groups such as 3-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid or 2-hydroxyeicosanoic acid. The apparent Km value for 10-hydroxy-cis-12-octadecenoic acid (HYA) was estimated to be 38 μM with a kcat of 7.6 × 10-3 s-1. The apparent Km value for 10-oxo-cis-12-octadecenoic acid (KetoA) was estimated to be 1.8 μM with a kcat of 5.7 × 10-1 s-1. In the hydrogenation reaction of KetoA, both (R)- and (S)-HYA were generated, indicating that the enzyme has low stereoselectivity. This is the first report of a dehydrogenase with a preference for fatty acids with an internal hydroxy group.
- Takeuchi, Michiki,Kishino, Shigenobu,Park, Si-Bum,Kitamura, Nahoko,Ogawa, Jun
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- Organic gelling agent including hydroxy stearic acid as a fatty diamide
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The invention is directed to a fatty acid diamide comprising in its structure specific hydroxycarboxylic acids, and to the use of this product as an organogelator or rheology agent, also known as a rheology additive, in particular in coating, glue or adhesive, molding, mastic, sealing or cosmetic compositions.
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- Influence of positional isomers on the macroscale and nanoscale architectures of aggregates of racemic hydroxyoctadecanoic acids in their molecular gel, dispersion, and solid states
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Inter/intramolecular hydrogen bonding of a series of hydroxystearic acids (HSAs) are investigated. Self-assembly of molecular gels obtained from these fatty acids with isomeric hydroxyl groups is influenced by the position of the secondary hydroxyl group. 2-Hydroxystearic acid (2HSA) does not form a molecular dimer, as indicated by FT-IR, and growth along the secondary axis is inhibited because the secondary hydroxyl group is unable to form intermolecular H-bonds. As well, the XRD long spacing is shorter than the dimer length of hydroxystearic acid. 3-Hydroxystearic acid (3HSA) forms an acyclic dimer, and the hydroxyl groups are unable to hydrogen bond, preventing the crystal structure from growing along the secondary axis. Finally, isomers 6HSA, 8HSA, 10HSA, 12HSA, and 14HSA have similar XRD and FT-IR patterns, suggesting that these molecules all self-assemble in a similar fashion. The monomers form a carboxylic cyclic dimer, and the secondary hydroxyl group promotes growth along the secondary axis.
- Abraham, Shibu,Lan, Yaqi,Lam, Ricky S. H.,Grahame, Douglas A. S.,Kim, Jennifer Jae Hee,Weiss, Richard G.,Rogers, Michael A.
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(2012/07/13)
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- Enzymatic kinetic resolution of hydroxystearic acids: A combined experimental and molecular modelling investigation
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Enantioenriched 7-, 8-, 9-, and 10-hydroxystearic acids (HSA) were obtained, for the first time, by kinetic resolution of their racemates with lipases CALB and PS, in the presence of vinyl acetate. Among them, the best results were obtained for 7-HSA and 9-HSA, whose enantiomeric excess was around 55%. The same resolutions carried out on the hydroxy esters completely failed. For the acid substrates neither the Kazlauskas' rule nor the 3D-QSAR model could be applied, since both models are focused on the CALB alcohol-pocket evaluation and not on the acyl-pocket one. Therefore, a semiquantitative approach was used, whose results were in accordance with our findings, as far as the absolute configuration of the product is concerned.
- Ebert, Cynthia,Felluga, Fulvia,Forzato, Cristina,Foscato, Marco,Gardossi, Lucia,Nitti, Patrizia,Pitacco, Giuliana,Boga, Carla,Caruana, Paolo,Micheletti, Gabriele,Calonghi, Natalia,Masotti, Lanfranco
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- Biochemical characterization and FAD-binding analysis of oleate hydratase from Macrococcus caseolyticus
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A putative fatty acid hydratase gene from Macrococcus caseolyticus was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant enzyme was a 68 kDa dimer with a molecular mass of 136 kDa. The enzymatic products formed from fatty acid substrates by the putative enzyme were isolated with high purity (>99%) by solvent fractional crystallization at low temperature. After the identification by GC-MS, the purified hydroxy fatty acids were used as standards to quantitatively determine specific activities and kinetic parameters for fatty acids as substrates. Among the fatty acids evaluated, specific activity and catalytic efficiency (kcat/Km) were highest for oleic acid, indicating that the putative fatty acid hydratase was an oleate hydratase. Hydration occurred only for cis-9-double and cis-12-double bonds of unsaturated fatty acids without any trans-configurations. The maximum activity for oleate hydration was observed at pH 6.5 and 25 °C with 2% (v/v) ethanol and 0.2 mM FAD. Without FAD, all catalytic activity was abolished. Thus, the oleate hydratase is an FAD-dependent enzyme. The residues G29, G31, S34, E50, and E56, which are conserved in the FAD-binding motif of fatty acid hydratases (GXGXXG(A/S)X(15-21)E(D)), were selected by alignment, and the spectral properties and kinetic parameters of their alanine-substituted variants were analyzed. Among the five variants, G29A, G31A, and E56A showed no interaction with FAD and exhibited no activity. These results indicate that G29, G31, and E56 are essential for FAD-binding.
- Joo, Young-Chul,Jeong, Ki-Woong,Yeom, Soo-Jin,Kim, Yeong-Su,Kim, Yangmee,Oh, Deok-Kun
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- Myosin cross-reactive antigen of Streptococcus pyogenes M49 encodes a fatty acid double bond hydratase that plays a role in oleic acid detoxification and bacterial virulence
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The myosin cross-reactive antigen (MCRA) protein family is highly conserved among different bacterial species ranging from Gram-positive to Gram-negative bacteria. Besides their ubiquitous occurrence, knowledge about the biochemical and physiological function of MCRA proteins is scarce. Here, we show that MCRA protein from Streptococcus pyogenes M49 is a FAD enzyme, which acts as hydratase on (9Z)- and (12Z)-double bonds of C-16, C-18 non-esterified fatty acids. Products are 10-hydroxy and 10,13-dihydroxy fatty acids. Kinetic analysis suggests that FAD rather stabilizes the active conformation of the enzyme and is not directly involved in catalysis. Analysis of S. pyogenes M49 grown in the presence of either oleic or linoleic acid showed that 10-hydroxy and 10,13-dihydroxy derivatives were the only products. No further metabolism of these hydroxy fatty acids was detected. Deletion of the hydratase gene caused a 2-fold decrease in minimum inhibitory concentration against oleic acid but increased survival of the mutant strain in whole blood. Adherence and internalization properties to human keratinocytes were reduced in comparison with the wild type. Based on these results, we conclude that the previously identified MCRA protein can be classified as a FAD-containing double bond hydratase, within the carbon-oxygen lyase family, that plays a role in virulence of at least S. pyogenes M49.
- Volkov, Anton,Liavonchanka, Alena,Kamneva, Olga,Fiedler, Tomas,Goebel, Cornelia,Kreikemeyer, Bernd,Feussner, Ivo
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- Conversion of oleic acid to 10-ketostearic acid by Sphingobacterium sp. strain O22
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The conversion of oleic acid by a bacterium, tentatively identified as Sphingobacterium thalpophilum strain O22, was investigated. The microorganism was isolated as a stable culture from compost that was enriched with soybean oil outdoors and subsequently with oleic acid in the laboratory. Strain O22 converted oleic acid to products identified as 10-ketostearic acid (95% of the total conversion product) and 10-hydroxystearic acid (5%). This is in contrast to S. thalpophilum strain B-14797, which produces solely 10-hydroxystearic acid. Maximal conversion was reached in about 36 h after the addition of oleic acid to the fermentation broth. The yield of 10-ketostearic acid was approximately 75% from 0.26 g of oleic acid in 30 mL fermentation broth at 28 °C and 200 rpm for 48 h. This is the first report on the major production of 10-ketostearic acid by a microorganism in the genus Sphingobacterium.
- Kuo,Lanser,Kaneshiro,Hou
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- Biotransformation of Oleic Acid to Optically Active γ-Dodecalactone
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We contemplated the formation of γ-dodecalactone through microbial conversion consisting of two steps, the first for oxidizing oleic acid into 10-hydroxystearic acid and the second for the formation of γ-dodecalactone from the hydroxy acid.Microorganisms were screened for production of 10-hydroxystearic acid from oleic acid.A bacterium which could produce the hydroxy acid with a transformation yield of 61.5percent at a concentration of 5percent oleic acid was isolated.The hydroxy acid was found to be biotransformed to γ-dodecalactone by baker's yeast.The enantiomeric composition of the biosynthetic γ-dodecalactone was estimated to be the (R)- configuration and the optical purity of the lactone was estimated to be 87.6percent e.e.The biotransformation yield from oleic acid to γ-dodecalactone was 22.5percent.
- Gocho, Shinobu,Tabogami, Nariyuki,Inagaki, Masao,Kawabata, Choko,Komai, Tuyosi
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- Allylic Mono- and Di-hydroxylation of Isolated Double Bonds with Selenium Dioxide-tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide. NMR Characterization of Long-chain Enols, Allylic and Saturated 1,4-Diols, and Enones
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Selenium dioxide with tert-butyl hydroperoxide as re-oxidant was used in the allylic hydroxylation of isolated double bonds in straight-chain hydrocarbons.This was shown for mono-unsaturated fatty acids, esters and alcohols.Either allylic position was hydroxylated individually or both positions reacted to give dihydroxy isomers, affording numerous novel hydroxy compounds.Yields of monohydroxy compounds in which the OH group is between the double bond and C-1 were usually higher than those in which the OH group is between the double bond and the methyl terminus.Monohydroxy products were used as starting material in subsequent allylic hydroxylation reactions to increase the yield of dihydroxy product, although this reaction is slow.Coinciding with the known mechanism, cis double bonds of starting materials isomerized nearly quantitatively to trans double bonds in the products while trans double bonds did not isomerize.Resonance differences of the olefinic carbons in 13C NMR of the unsaturated monohydroxy compounds show on which side of the double bond the hydroxy group is located.The magnitude of these differences depends on the nature of the group at C-1 and the distance of the double bond from C-1.Corresponding saturated hydroxy fatty acids were synthesized with the hydrazine-air system. 13C-NMR of the saturated compounds showed that the dihydroxy products were erythro/threo diastereoisomers.With this assignment, 1H NMR of the unsaturated allylic dihydroxy compounds may be used to distinguish these diastereoisomers.The olefinic protons of the erythro dihydroxy diastereoisomer resonate downfield from those of the threo form.The threo diastereoisomers are formed in higher yields than theirerythro counterparts.Compounds with allylic keto group (enones) analogous to the monohydroxy products arose as side products.The 13C NMR spectra of these enones are discussed.
- Knothe, Gerhard,Bagby, Marvin O.,Weisleder, David,Peterson, Robert E.
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- Synthesis of Fatty Acid Ester by Corynebacterium sp. S-401
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Resting cells and acetone-dried cells of Corynebacterium sp.S-401 catalyzed the fatty acid ester synthesis of various alcohols and fatty acids.These reactions were carried out in phosphate buffer and/or organic solvents.In some cases synthetic reactions of esters in nonpolar solvents, such as n-hexane and benzene, gave better results compared with those obtained in phosphate buffer.
- Seo, Chull Won,Yamada, Yasuhiro,Okada, Hirosuke
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(2007/10/02)
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