Dependence of the fatty acid composition of the lipids in fungi of the genus Penicillium on their natural habitat conditions
Feofilova, E.P.; Bab'eva, E.N.; Abyzov, S.S.; Odintsova, E.V.
Mikrobiologiia 54(5): 763-769
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-3656 PMID: 3937035 Document Number: 245967
The fatty acid composition of lipids was studied in Penicillium fungi growing in different habitats. Saturated fatty acids were represented by lauric, margaric, stearic and palmitic acids (the latter prevailed-- 18%-26%). Unsaturated monoene fatty acids were represented by acids from C16:1 to C18:1, diene and triene fatty acids by linoleic and linolenic acids. The predominance of linoleic acid was not found in all cultures of the genus. Changes in the fatty acid composition of lipids may be attributed to different ecological habitats of the Penicillium genus species.