Influence of Culture Conditions on the Bioreduction of Organic Acids to Alcohols by .

species have recently been observed to reduce carboxylic acids to their corresponding alcohols. The present investigation shows that converts C2-C6 short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) to their corresponding alcohols in the presence of glucose. The conversion yields varied from 21% of 3-methyl-1-butyrate to 57.