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Presence of carotenoids and ergosterol inMucor azygospora and inMucor inaequisporus

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The yellow-orange mycelia ofMucor azygospora andM. inaequisporus were analyzed for the presence of carotenoids.Mucor azygospora contained 7 carotenoids with γ-carotene as the principal pigment andMucor inaequisporus the same carotenoids with Β-carotene predominating. The steroid ergosterol was obtained in a crystalline state from the unsaponifiable fraction of both fungi.

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van Eijk, G.W. Presence of carotenoids and ergosterol inMucor azygospora and inMucor inaequisporus . Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 38, 163–167 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02328088

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