Characteristics and application potential of an alchhol oxidase from the hydrocarbondegrading fungus aspergillus terrrus

Abstract

A hydrocarbon degrading Aspergillus terreus was isolated from the oil contaminated soil The organism could degrade a wide range of petroleum hydrocarbons including the immediate oxidation products of hydrocarbons like alkanols and alkanals Among all the linear chain carbon substrates highest growth of 39 D 4 g lD1 wet weight was observed when n hexadecane was used as the sole source of carbon and energy Using SEM the morphological change of the hyphae during growth of the fungi on hydroca