TY  - JOUR
N1  - Copyright of this article belongs to DRDO.
ID  - open1119
UR  - http://publications.drdo.gov.in/ojs/index.php/dsj/article/view/350/211
IS  - 3
A1  - Mathur, Chandni
A1  - Prakash, Ranjana 
A1  - Ali, Amjad
A1  -  Kaur, Jasminder
A1  - Cameotra, Swaranjit Singh
A1  - Tejo Prakash, N.
Y1  - 2010///
N2  - 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
PB  - DRDO
JF  - Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre
VL  - 60
KW  - Fungus
KW  -  Syncephalastrum racemosum
KW  -  emulsification
KW  -  esterification
KW  -  vegetable oil
KW  -  biotransformation
KW  -  lipolysis
TI  - Emulsification and Hydrolysis of Oil by Syncephalastrum racemosum.
SP  - 251
AV  - none
EP  - 254
ER  -