Lipids produced by Epicoccum nigrum in submerged culture |
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| Authors: | F H Foppen and Olga Gribanovski-Sassu |
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| Institution: | Centro Internazionale di Chimica Microbiologica, Laboratori di Chimica Biologica, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy |
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| Abstract: | 1. The lipids of the red mycelium of the fungus Epicoccum nigrum Link were investigated. Four carotenoid pigments were isolated and identified as beta-carotene, gamma-carotene, rhodoxanthin and torularhodin. 2. For the first time rhodoxanthin was isolated as a fungal metabolite. 3. Linoleic acid was the major fatty acid in the total lipids. 4. Ergosterol was present in the lipids in the non-esterified form. |
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