[Changes in the lipid composition of Mucor hiemalis sporangiospores related to the age of the spore-forming culture].
Analysis of sporangiospore lipids of the fungus Mucor hiemalis F-1156 showed that alterations occur in the content of fatty acids and individual classes of lipids during long-term cultivation (for about 20 days). The changes in the lipid composition related to the age of the spore-forming mycelium suggest an important role of sporangiospore lipids in spore germination and in further development of the spherical cells formed in this processes. The M. hiemalis F-1156 sporangiospores with a lipid pool exhausted during long-term cultivation can give rise to both mycelial and yeastlike growth.
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Institute of Microbiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. 60-letiya Oktyabrya 7, k. 2, Moscow, 117312 Russia.
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D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis; D009089:Mucor / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D025282:Mycelium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors
D005227:Fatty Acids; D008055:Lipids