Bacterial degradation of palm olein in seawater and identification of some cultivable strains

Palm oil transported in bulk through ocean can increase pollution risks due to accidental spillage or ship collision, especially the refined, bleached and deodorized (RBD) palm olein. Bacterial degradation of RBD palm olein in seawater was investigated as a preliminary finding on palm oil degradat...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bhubalan K., Hui-Wan, R.A.C., Renganathan P., Tamothran A.M., Ganesen S.S.K., Ghazali R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12798/1/48_01_29.pdf
_version_ 1796931746559688704
author Bhubalan K.,
Hui-Wan, R.A.C.
Renganathan P.,
Tamothran A.M.,
Ganesen S.S.K.,
Ghazali R.,
author_facet Bhubalan K.,
Hui-Wan, R.A.C.
Renganathan P.,
Tamothran A.M.,
Ganesen S.S.K.,
Ghazali R.,
author_sort Bhubalan K.,
collection UKM
description Palm oil transported in bulk through ocean can increase pollution risks due to accidental spillage or ship collision, especially the refined, bleached and deodorized (RBD) palm olein. Bacterial degradation of RBD palm olein in seawater was investigated as a preliminary finding on palm oil degradation by marine bacteria. The degradation of RBD palm olein was evaluated in seawater in shaken-flask cultures with different oil concentrations. Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) in the seawater was determined based on changes in dissolved oxygen (DO) values before and at end of 5-day incubation. The concentrations of major fatty acid components in RBD palm olein before and after degradation were determined using gas chromatographyflame ionization detector (GC-FID). Isolated bacteria were screened for lipolytic activity using Spirit Blue Agar before molecular identification. The DO content reduced 20% over a 5-day incubation period and BOD value was determined to be 1.24 mg O2/L based on DO values. The concentrations of fatty acids, namely palmitic acid (C16:0), stearic acid (C18:0) and oleic acid (C18:1) decreased by 53%, 31% and 37%, respectively. The bacterial count increased from 980 CFU/mL during inoculation to 1.8 x 104 CFU/mL on day 5. Five phenotypically different bacterial strains (Pseudoalteromonas gelatinolytica, Staphylococcus haemolyticus, Vibrio harveyi and Vibrio alginolyticus) showed lipolytic activity. This study indicates that marine bacteria utilizes RBD palm olein as substrate, thus degrading it over time.
first_indexed 2024-03-06T04:22:37Z
format Article
id ukm.eprints-12798
institution Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-06T04:22:37Z
publishDate 2019
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
record_format dspace
spelling ukm.eprints-127982019-04-16T09:11:09Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12798/ Bacterial degradation of palm olein in seawater and identification of some cultivable strains Bhubalan K., Hui-Wan, R.A.C. Renganathan P., Tamothran A.M., Ganesen S.S.K., Ghazali R., Palm oil transported in bulk through ocean can increase pollution risks due to accidental spillage or ship collision, especially the refined, bleached and deodorized (RBD) palm olein. Bacterial degradation of RBD palm olein in seawater was investigated as a preliminary finding on palm oil degradation by marine bacteria. The degradation of RBD palm olein was evaluated in seawater in shaken-flask cultures with different oil concentrations. Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) in the seawater was determined based on changes in dissolved oxygen (DO) values before and at end of 5-day incubation. The concentrations of major fatty acid components in RBD palm olein before and after degradation were determined using gas chromatographyflame ionization detector (GC-FID). Isolated bacteria were screened for lipolytic activity using Spirit Blue Agar before molecular identification. The DO content reduced 20% over a 5-day incubation period and BOD value was determined to be 1.24 mg O2/L based on DO values. The concentrations of fatty acids, namely palmitic acid (C16:0), stearic acid (C18:0) and oleic acid (C18:1) decreased by 53%, 31% and 37%, respectively. The bacterial count increased from 980 CFU/mL during inoculation to 1.8 x 104 CFU/mL on day 5. Five phenotypically different bacterial strains (Pseudoalteromonas gelatinolytica, Staphylococcus haemolyticus, Vibrio harveyi and Vibrio alginolyticus) showed lipolytic activity. This study indicates that marine bacteria utilizes RBD palm olein as substrate, thus degrading it over time. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12798/1/48_01_29.pdf Bhubalan K., and Hui-Wan, R.A.C. and Renganathan P., and Tamothran A.M., and Ganesen S.S.K., and Ghazali R., (2019) Bacterial degradation of palm olein in seawater and identification of some cultivable strains. Malaysian Applied Biology, 48 (1). pp. 207-213. ISSN 0126-8643 http://mabjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=897&catid=59:current-view&Itemid=56
spellingShingle Bhubalan K.,
Hui-Wan, R.A.C.
Renganathan P.,
Tamothran A.M.,
Ganesen S.S.K.,
Ghazali R.,
Bacterial degradation of palm olein in seawater and identification of some cultivable strains
title Bacterial degradation of palm olein in seawater and identification of some cultivable strains
title_full Bacterial degradation of palm olein in seawater and identification of some cultivable strains
title_fullStr Bacterial degradation of palm olein in seawater and identification of some cultivable strains
title_full_unstemmed Bacterial degradation of palm olein in seawater and identification of some cultivable strains
title_short Bacterial degradation of palm olein in seawater and identification of some cultivable strains
title_sort bacterial degradation of palm olein in seawater and identification of some cultivable strains
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12798/1/48_01_29.pdf
work_keys_str_mv AT bhubalank bacterialdegradationofpalmoleininseawaterandidentificationofsomecultivablestrains
AT huiwanrac bacterialdegradationofpalmoleininseawaterandidentificationofsomecultivablestrains
AT renganathanp bacterialdegradationofpalmoleininseawaterandidentificationofsomecultivablestrains
AT tamothranam bacterialdegradationofpalmoleininseawaterandidentificationofsomecultivablestrains
AT ganesenssk bacterialdegradationofpalmoleininseawaterandidentificationofsomecultivablestrains
AT ghazalir bacterialdegradationofpalmoleininseawaterandidentificationofsomecultivablestrains