Abstract
Data on the lipid composition and carbohydrate composition of Aspergillus niger conidia make it possible to characterize the individual germination stages and differentiate between the conidia capable of germination and those that lost the germination capacity. The following criteria are proposed: the ratio of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine, the ratio of mannitol and arabitol, and the levels of sterols and free fatty acids. The role of these compounds in the biochemical background of cell transition from dormancy to active metabolism and their use as indices of the quality of inocula in biotechnological processes are discussed.
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Morozova, E.V., Kozlov, V.P., Tereshina, V.M. et al. Changes in Lipid Composition and Carbohydrate Composition of Aspergillus niger Conidia during Germination. Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology 38, 129–133 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014302314834
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