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A comparative study of the lipids, proteins, amino acids and of the ultrastructure of lipid bodies ofPenicillium chrysogenum (mesophilic),Talaromyces Ieycettanus (thermotolerant) andT. thermophilus (thermophilic) was done. The highest lipid content was found inT. thermophilus and highest protein content inP. chrysogenum whilst a total of 17 amino acids were found inP. chrysogenum andT. thermophilus and only sixteen were detected inT. leycettanus. Ultrastructural features of lipid bodies are reported and compared.
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Bokhary, H.A., Abu-Zinada, A.H. & Kunji, Z.A. Biochemical and ultrastructural studies ofPenicillium chrysogenum, Talaromyces leycettanus andT. thermophilus . Folia Microbiol 33, 29–33 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02928010
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