Биотрансформация дегидроабиетиновой кислоты актинобактериями

Abstract

Resin acids are the group of diterpene carboxylic acids which constitute a large part of ecotoxic agents in kraft pulp mill effluents. Penetration of these recalcitrant, biologically active and toxic ecopollutants (even at low concentrations) into the environment is highly undesirable as the consequences of their effects on living organisms are unpredictable. We have demonstrated the possibility of using actinobacteria as biodestructors or biocatalysts for production of 15-hydroxyderivative from dehydroabietic acid.