Degradation of olestra, a non caloric fat replacer, by microorganisms isolated from activated sludge and other environments.
Biodegradation
; 7(3): 257-65, 1996 Jun.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8782396
ABSTRACT
Olestra is a non-caloric fat substitute consisting of fatty acids esterified to sucrose. Previous work has shown that olestra is not metabolized in the gut and is excreted unmodified in human feces. To better understand the fate of olestra in engineered and natural environments, aerobic bacteria and fungi that degrade olestra were enriched from sewage sludges, soils and municipal solid waste compost not previously exposed to olestra. Various mixed and pure cultures were obtained from these sources which were able to utilize olestra as a sole carbon and energy source. The fastest growing enrichment was obtained from activated sludge and later yielded an olestra-degrading pure culture of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This mixed culture extensively degraded both 14C-fatty acid labeled olestra and 14C-sucrose labeled olestra during 8 days of incubation. Longer-term incubation with pure cultures of P.aeruginosa demonstrated that > 98% of 14C-sucrose labeled olestra and > 72% of 14C-fatty acid labeled olestra was mineralized to CO2 after 69 days. These results indicate that olestra degraders are present in environments not previously exposed to olestra and that olestra can serve as a sole carbon and energy source. Furthermore, a common bacterial species was isolated from activated sludge and shown to have the ability to degrade olestra.
Buscar no Google
Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sacarose
/
Gorduras Insaturadas na Dieta
/
Eliminação de Resíduos Líquidos
/
Ácidos Graxos
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Biodegradation
Assunto da revista:
BIOQUIMICA
/
SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos