SYNTHESIS OF GAMMA-LINOLENIC ACID AND CAROTENOIDS BY FUNGI MUCORALES

Authors
FUNTIKOVA NS PANKINA OI MYSYAKINA IS KONOVA IV
Citation
Ns. Funtikova et al., SYNTHESIS OF GAMMA-LINOLENIC ACID AND CAROTENOIDS BY FUNGI MUCORALES, Microbiology (New York), 67(3), 1998, pp. 286-288
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Microbiology (New York) → ACNP
ISSN journal
00262617
Volume
67
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
286 - 288
Database
ISI
SICI code
0026-2617(1998)67:3<286:SOGAAC>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The ability to synthesize gamma-linolenic acid and carotenoids was stu died in 42 strains of fungi mucorales belonging to 22 species of the g enera Mucor and Rhizopus. The highest yield of gamma-linolenic acid wa s found in fungi of the species Mucor circinelloides (from 20 to 31 mg /g of absolutely dry biomass). The highest yield of carotenoids was fo und in fungi of the species Mucor hiemalis (from 3.6 to 8.2 mg/g of li pids).