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 compar-isons 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-chainof these hopanoids is discussed.