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. 1991 Apr;57(4):1255–1258. doi: 10.1128/aem.57.4.1255-1258.1991

Arachidonic Acid Production by Fungi

Pramod K Bajpai 1,†, Pratima Bajpai 1,†, Owen P Ward 1,*
PMCID: PMC182878  PMID: 16348464

Abstract

After preliminary screening, Mortierella alpina and Mortierella elongata were compared with respect to arachidonic acid content. M. alpina ATCC 16266 produced 2.1 g of arachidonic acid per liter in media containing 10% glucose while the highest percentage of arachidonic acid in lipid (43.3%) was observed at a glucose concentration of 2%. Arachidonic acid content in lipids increased to 66% during storage.

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