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The lipids of two strains of Lipomyces kononenkoae, grown in batch culture, were extracted and analysed. The major lipids present were phospholipids, free sterols, esterified sterols, and triacylglycerols. Phospholipid analysis indicated that phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylinositol were the major ones. The fatty-acyl residues were C12-C18 and contained 67–74% unsaturated residues. Polyunsaturated residues accounted for 15% and 30% in L. kononenkoae CBS 2514 and L. kononenkoae CBS 5608, respectively. Analysis of the fatty-acyl residues of a low-density vesicle fraction obtained from sphaeroplasts of L. kononenkoae CBS 2514 was carried out and the results are discussed in relation to plasma membrane synthesis. The suitability of L. kononenkoae for production of single-cell protein is also discussed.
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Hossack, J.A., Spencer-Martins, I. Lipid composition of the yeast. European J. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 5, 273–278 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00504715
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