Isolation of Zymomonas mobilis Mutant with Increased Tetrahydroxybacteriohopane Content

Abstract

A mutant of Zymomonas mobilis with an increased content of tetrahydroxybacteriohopane (THBH) was isolated. From comparisons of hopanoids of THBH, a glucosamine and an ether derivative of THBH between the parent strain, THBH-decreased and THBH-increased mutants, the biosynthetic pathway of the side-chain of these hopanoids is discussed.