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n-Alkanes ranging from C12 to C18 were converted into glycolipid biosurfactants, mannosylerythritol lipids (MEL), by resting cells of Pseudozyma (Candida) antarctica T-34. The highest yield (0.87 g g−1 substrate) was obtained from 6% (v/v) of n-octadecane after 7 days reaction. The amount of MEL reached 140 g l−1 by intermittent feeding of the substrate.
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Kitamoto, D., Ikegami, T., Suzuki, G.T. et al. Microbial conversion of n-alkanes into glycolipid biosurfactants, mannosylerythritol lipids, by Pseudozyma (Candida antarctica). Biotechnology Letters 23, 1709–1714 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012464717259
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