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Lipids of dermatophytes II. Effect of growth condition on the lipid composition and membrane transport of Microsporum gypseum
Author(s) -
Larroya Saroj,
Khuller Gopal K.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
lipids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.601
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1558-9307
pISSN - 0024-4201
DOI - 10.1007/bf02534356
Subject(s) - phosphatidylethanolamine , glycerol , microsporum gypseum , chemistry , phosphatidylcholine , biochemistry , phospholipid , glycine , ethanol , food science , amino acid , biology , membrane , microbiology and biotechnology , antifungal , trichophyton
Supplementation of glucose‐containing medium with ethanol and replacement of glucose by glycerol in the Sabouraud’s growth medium of Microsporum gypseum altered the levels of total phospholipids as well as their apolar and polar head groups. The levels of phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) increased under these growth conditions; also, the ratio of unsaturated/saturated phospholipid fatty acids decreased on ethanol supplementation but increased in the presence of glycerol. Steady state accumulation of labelled amino acids (glycine, lysine and aspartic acid) was affected under these conditions.