TABLE 2.
Type of fatty acid addedb | Concn (mg/g of biomass) of:
|
|
---|---|---|
Red pigments | Citrinin | |
Control | 54 | 14 |
Hexanoic acid | 43.5 | 10 |
Octanoic acid | 114 | 7.4 |
Decanoic acid | 52.5 | 9.0 |
Dodecanoic acid | 51 | 3.6 |
Myristic acid | 54 | 14.6 |
Stearic acid | 51 | 11.6 |
Oleic acid | 55.5 | 13 |
Each at a concentration of 5 g · liter−1. Levels of citrinin and pigments were determined after 95 h of growth of M. ruber. The data reported are from one typical experiment which was repeated at least twice with consistent results (standard deviation, less than 10%).
At 1 mM.