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INHIBITION OF CHLORELLA (CHLOROPHYCEAE) GROWTH BY FATTY ACIDS, USING THE PAPER DISC METHOD 1,2
Author(s) -
McGrattan Carol J.,
Sullivan James D.,
Ikawa Miyoshi
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of phycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.85
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1529-8817
pISSN - 0022-3646
DOI - 10.1111/j.1529-8817.1976.tb02839.x
Subject(s) - chlorella pyrenoidosa , chlorophyceae , biology , wax , chlorella , agar plate , agar , growth inhibition , biochemistry , fatty acid , botany , chromatography , food science , algae , chlorophyta , in vitro , bacteria , chemistry , genetics
SUMMARY Using the paper disc‐agar plate method, a number of fatty and related acids have been tested for tested activity for inhibiting the growth of Chlorella pyrenoidosa Chick. Of the saturated acids, a peak in growth inhibiting activity wax observed in the C 7 –C 12 range, where inhibition wax observed when solutions down to 0.02 M were applied to the discs. Most of the unsaturated acids tested showed greater inhibition than did the corresponding saturated acids. Acrylic acid showed detectable inhibition at 0.001 M concentration.