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The secretion of lipids by the freshwater phytoflagellate Ochromonas danica 1, 2
Author(s) -
Billmire E.,
Aaronson S.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1976.21.1.0138
Subject(s) - glycolipid , sterol , secretion , biochemistry , biology , dry weight , chemistry , lipid accumulation , food science , cholesterol , botany
Ochromonas danica secretes lipids into its culture medium equal to about 8% of the cellular dry weight. About two‐thirds of the secreted lipid is neutral lipid made up of an unknown, sterols, free fatty acids, pigments, and sterol esters in diminishing quantity; a third is complex lipid including sulfolipids, glycolipids, and phosphatides in diminishing quantity. The predominant fatty acids secreted are C 16 : 0 , C 18 : 0 , C 18 : 1 .