TABLE 2.
Effect of tricyclazole on cell mass, erythritol production, and melanin formation in T. corallina culturesa
| Tricylazole (mg/liter) | Mean ± SD
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| Cell mass (g/liter) | Erythritol concn (g/liter) | Melanin concn
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| Intracellular (mg/g of protein) | Extracellular (mg/liter) | |||
| 0.0b | 16.7 ± 1.1 | 54.4 ± 4.2 | 20.7 ± 1.8 | 60.4 ± 5.6 |
| 1.0 | 16.4 ± 1.3 | 54.0 ± 4.8 | 19.3 ± 1.7 | 56.1 ± 5.2 |
| 5.0 | 16.5 ± 0.9 | 62.1 ± 5.0 | 16.7 ± 1.2 | 45.4 ± 4.0 |
| 10.0 | 16.3 ± 1.1 | 66.2 ± 5.2 | 13.4 ± 0.9 | 36.8 ± 2.7 |
| 20.0 | 15.8 ± 0.7 | 73.0 ± 6.5 | 7.1 ± 0.6 | 20.8 ± 1.6 |
| 30.0 | 14.9 ± 0.9 | 82.6 ± 7.0 | 4.3 ± 0.4 | 12.6 ± 1.1 |
| 40.0 | 13.0 ± 1.1 | 75.1 ± 6.0 | 3.4 ± 0.3 | 8.7 ± 0.9 |
| 50.0 | 11.2 ± 1.0 | 63.8 ± 5.1 | 3.1 ± 0.3 | 7.6 ± 0.7 |
a
Values are means for triplicate samples.
b
Ethanol (0.1%, vol/vol) without tricyclazole was added to the medium.