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. 1984 Dec;160(3):1171–1174. doi: 10.1128/jb.160.3.1171-1174.1984

Assimilation of chlorinated alkanes by hydrocarbon-utilizing fungi.

G L Murphy, J J Perry
PMCID: PMC215838  PMID: 6501228

Abstract

The fatty acid compositions of two filamentous fungi (Cunninghamella elegans and Penicillium zonatum) and a yeast (Candida lipolytica) were determined after the organisms were grown on 1-chlorohexadecane or 1-chlorooctadecane. These organisms utilized the chlorinated alkanes as sole sources of carbon and energy. Analyses of the fatty acids present after growth on the chlorinated alkanes indicated that 60 to 70% of the total fatty acids in C. elegans were chlorinated. Approximately 50% of the fatty acids in C. lipolytica were also chlorinated. P. zonatum contained 20% 1-chlorohexadecanoic acid after growth on either substrate but did not incorporate C18 chlorinated fatty acids.

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