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Fat production byTrichoderma reesei

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Snake flask experiments were carried out as a preliminary study of fat formation byTrichoderma reesei (formallyviride) QM 9123 using a glucose based medium. The maximum quantity of fat production was 16% of the dry weight. The pH of the medium, as much as its composition, appeared to influence the quantity of fat that was produced. The fatty acids formed by the hydrolysis of the fats were found to be mainly unsaturated, with the 18∶2 (linoleic) acid predominating.

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  1. D. E. Brown

    Present address: Biotechnology Centre, Cranfield Institute of Technology, Cranfield, MK43 OAL, Bedford

  2. M. Hasan

    Present address: Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Malasia, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, UMIST, M60 1QD, Manchester

    D. E. Brown & M. Hasan

  2. Biotechnology Centre, Cranfield Institute of Technology, Cranfield, MK43 OAL, Bedford

    A. J. Thornton

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Brown, D.E., Hasan, M. & Thornton, A.J. Fat production byTrichoderma reesei . Biotechnol Lett 10, 249–254 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01024414

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