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Fatty acid composition of Streptomyces hygroscopicus strains producing antibiotics
Author(s) -
Gesheva V.,
Rachev R.,
Bojkova S.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1046/j.1472-765x.1997.00359.x
Subject(s) - streptomyces hygroscopicus , mycelium , composition (language) , biology , strain (injury) , bacteria , antibiotics , streptomycetaceae , streptomyces , fatty acid , biochemistry , biosynthesis , actinomycetales , microbiology and biotechnology , food science , botany , gene , genetics , linguistics , philosophy , anatomy
The fatty acid composition from mycelia of Streptomyces hygroscopicus strains was studied. A significant proportion of C 18 : 2 was found in cultures. High levels of C 16 : 0 , iso‐C 16 : 0 and C 18 : 1 were also detected in all S. hygroscopicus strains. The different representatives of S. hygroscopicus had almost the same proportion of unsaturated fatty acids. Certain shifts in the amount of iso, anteiso and straight‐chain fatty acids in some cultures were revealed. This might be explained by the adaptation capability of strains belonging to one species to form a variety of available fatty acids determined by particular cell membrane composition favouring certain antibiotic biosynthesis.