Sophorolipid production by Candida bombicola on oils with a special fatty acid composition and their consequences on cell viability.
Sophorolipids production by the yeast Candia bombicola is most favourable when glucose is used as a carbon source in combination with a hydrophobic carbon source such as a common vegetable oil. Most vegetable oils are comprised of C16-C18 fatty acids, an ideal range for sophorolipid production. The use of oils with either shorter or longer fatty acids, such has coconut oil or meadowfoam oil, respectively, was evaluated. Such oils did not contribute to enhanced sophorolipid production when compared to cultures run on glucose as the sole carbon source. Moreover, a toxic effect of medium-chain fatty acids towards stationary C. bombicola cells was demonstrated.
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Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology and Biocatalysis, Department of Biochemical and Microbial Technology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium. Inge.VanBogaert@UGent.be
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D002175:Candida / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D050296:Microbial Viability; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000378:metabolism
D003470:Culture Media; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010938:Plant Oils; D005947:Glucose