Oxylipins generation in Lactobacillus helveticus in relation to unsaturated fatty acid supplementation

Montanari, C; Sado Kamdem, SL; Serrazanetti, DI; Vannini, L; Guerzoni, ME

HERO ID

2900171

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2013

Language

English

PMID

24102871

HERO ID 2900171
In Press No
Year 2013
Title Oxylipins generation in Lactobacillus helveticus in relation to unsaturated fatty acid supplementation
Authors Montanari, C; Sado Kamdem, SL; Serrazanetti, DI; Vannini, L; Guerzoni, ME
Journal Journal of Applied Microbiology
Volume 115
Issue 6
Page Numbers 1388-1401
Abstract <strong>AIMS: </strong>Oxylipins are regarded as unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs) oxidation products, whose accumulation in plants and fungi is associated with stress. The aim of this study was to investigate if a metabolic pathway from UFAs to oxylipins was present also in lactic acid bacteria (LAB).<br /><br /><strong>METHODS AND RESULTS: </strong>A strain of Lactobacillus helveticus, incubated in the presence of oleic, linoleic and linolenic acids released, after 2 h, fatty acid oxidation products, mainly C6 , C8 , C9 aldehydes and alcohols. An experiment with total carbon labelled linoleic acid, in the presence or not of an oxidative stress, demonstrated that oxylipins, such as hexanal, octanal, nonanal, 2-octenal, 2-octanal, originated mainly from the oxidation of this fatty acid.<br /><br /><strong>CONCLUSIONS: </strong>Since lipoxygenase, dioxygenase and cytochrome P450 genes have never been found in L. helveticus, a possible pathway for linoleic conversion and oxylipins formation could include, as a first step, the transient formation of hydroxylated linoleic acids by fatty acids hydratases. However, the sequence of steps from the linoleic acid to the C6 and C8 aldehydes needs to be more deeply investigated.<br /><br /><strong>SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: </strong>Due to the multiple role of oxylipins which are flavouring agents, antimicrobial compounds and interspecific signalling molecules, the knowledge of the mechanisms involved in their biosynthesis in food related bacteria could have an important biotechnological impact, also allowing the overproduction of selected bioactive molecules.
Doi 10.1111/jam.12347
Pmid 24102871
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