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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1986 March; 51(3): 532-538

Biotransformation of Unsaturated Long-Chain Fatty Acids by Eubacterium lentum

Rega Institute for Medical Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium

ABSTRACT

Eubacterium lentum (33 strains) isomerized the 12-cis double bond of C₁₈ fatty acids with cis double bonds at C-9 and C-12 into an 11-trans double bond before reduction of the 9-cis double bond. The 14-cis double bond of homo--linolenic acid was isomerized by 29 strains into a 13-trans double bond. The same strains isomerized the 14-cis double bond of arachidonic acid into a 13-trans double bond and then isomerized the 8-cis double bond into a 7-trans double bond; the 13-cis double bond of 10-cis, 13-cis-nonadecadienoic acid was isomerized into a 12-trans double bond. None of these isomerization products was further reduced. Studies with resting cells showed optimal isomerization velocity at a linoleic acid concentration of 37.5 µM; higher concentrations were inhibitory. The pH optimum for isomerization was 7.5 to 8.5. The isomerase was inhibited by the sulfhydryl reagents iodoacetamide, bromoacetate, and N-ethylmaleimide and by the chelators EDTA and 1,10-phenanthroline.

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