Formation of extracellular C14-C18 2-D-hydroxy fatty acids by species of Saccharomycopsis.
Eighteen of 19 strains of Saccharomycopsis fibuligera and one of two strains of S. capsularis produced mixtures of C(14)-C(18) 2-D-hydroxy acids in liquid culture medium. The mixture of these acids showed antimicrobial activity against Vibrio tyrogenus but not against the other microorganisms tested. Candida lactosa, a recently described species, was shown to be an isolates of S. fibuligera.
D002175:Candida / Q000378:metabolism; D003470:Culture Media; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006900:Hydroxylation; D014733:Vibrio / Q000187:drug effects; D015003:Yeasts / Q000378:metabolism*
D003470:Culture Media; D005227:Fatty Acids