α-Oxidation of long-chain unsaturated fatty acids in the marine green alga ulva pertusa

Abstract

When long-chain unsaturated fatty acids such as oleic, linoleic, and linolenic acid were incubated with crude enzymes from the marine green alga Ulva pertusa, the corresponding (R)-2-hydroperoxy acids were formed with a high enantiomeric excess (>99%). © 2000, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.