Abstract: In this paper, eleven strains, which were screened strictly from raw royal jelly, soil andhoneycomb etc. by meansof dilution plate and spread plate methods, were cultured at 28℃ for 60 h with shaking. To determine whether they could yield10-Hydroxy-2-decenoic acid during fermentation, gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry methodswere used. The results showed that the strains BH002 and BH004, were both identified as Crytococcaceae, where BH002was primarily classified into Candida for possessing the abilities. The 10-HDA productivity of Candida BH002 and that ofBH004 were 0.327% and 0.2648% respectively.

Key words: Hydroxy-2-decenoic acid (10-HDA) Biosynthesis Strain Screening