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Two fungi, namely,Aspergillus oryzae andAspergillus terreus, have been grown on enzyme-hydrolyzed sweet potato medium either as such or supplemented with an external source of nitrogen in the form of ammonium carbonate, sodium nitrate, or asparagine. Hydrolysis alone promoted carbohydrate uptake, growth as well as fat formation to a remarkable extent in both fungi.
Addition of an external supply of nitrogen to the hydrolyzed media increased further carbohydrate absorption which continued until the potato media were almost completely depleted; on unhydrolysed potato media, appreciable amounts of carbohydrates always remained unutilized. It also accelerated the rate of building up so that the dry mycelium increased by more than 4 times in some cases. Fat formation was consequently remarkably enhanced specially in the presence of ammonium carbonate or asparagine.
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Naguib, K., Yassa, E.S. Growth and fat formation of Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus terreus on enzyme-hydrolyzed sweet potatoes. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 51, 163–170 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02141108
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