title: Assimilation of chlorinated alkanes by hydrocarbon-utilizing fungi.
abstract: The fatty acid compositions of two filamentous fungi (Cunninghamella elegans and Penicillium zonatum) and a yeast (Candida lipolytica) were determined after the organisms were grown on 1-chlorohexadecane or 1-chlorooctadecane. These organisms utilized the chlorinated alkanes as sole sources of carbon and energy. Analyses of the fatty acids present after growth on the chlorinated alkanes indicated that 60 to 70% of the total fatty acids in C. elegans were chlorinated. Approximately 50% of the fatty acids in C. lipolytica were also chlorinated. P. zonatum contained 20% 1-chlorohexadecanoic acid after growth on either substrate but did not incorporate C18 chlorinated fatty acids.
mesh_terms: D000473:Alkanes / Q000378:metabolism*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D009090:Mucorales / Q000378:metabolism*; D010407:Penicillium / Q000378:metabolism*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D005227:Fatty Acids