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Comparative studies on simple lipids ofSclerotium cepivorum, the causal agent of white rot of onion, and other fungi of the class Deuteromycetes

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The simple lipids ofSclerotium cepivorum, the causal agent of white rot of onion and nine other fungal species of the same class were investigated.

The fatty acid composition of the simple lipids of these fungi were determined by GLC. The main fatty acids common to these fungal species were C16 (saturated) and C18 (unsaturated) acids. The sterol fraction was isolated by column chromatography and its components were detected by GLC and mass spectrometry. Ergosterol and γ-Ergostenol were found mostly in all fungal species under investigation. However, two fungal species namelyAlternaria alternata andScolecobasidium constrictum showed no Ergosterol.

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  1. Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut Univ., Assiut, Egypt

    Daoud W. Bishy

  2. Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

    Samuel E. Megalla & Hassan M. Abdel-Fattah

  3. National Research Center, Dokky-Cairo

    Mervat M. A. Soliman

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Bishy, D.W., Megalla, S.E., Soliman, M.M.A. et al. Comparative studies on simple lipids ofSclerotium cepivorum, the causal agent of white rot of onion, and other fungi of the class Deuteromycetes. Plant Soil 60, 301–307 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02374114

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