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N-Acetylglucosamine and citrate promoted intensive dimorphic growth and significant lipase synthesis inYarrowia lipolytica. In contrast, use of a phosphate buffer instead of citrate for buffering the medium stimulated only dimorphic growth. No correlation between dimorphic growth and a high lipase synthesis studied in five different species of lipolytic yeasts was demonstrated. The data provide evidence against the inevitable linkage between the capability (and/or intensity) of mycelium formation and a high level of extracellular lipase in lipolytic yeasts.
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Novotný, Č., Doležalová, L. & Lieblová, J. Dimorphic growth and lipase production in lipolytic yeasts. Folia Microbiol 39, 71–73 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02814534
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