Abstract
About 5, 000 strains of marine microorganisms were screened for eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)-producing ability, which was detected in 88 of them. All of the latter were found to be obligate aerobic, Gram-negative, motile, short rod-shaped bacteria. One strain, designated as SCRC-8132, showed a doubling time of 30 min at 25°C and produced 20 mg/ liter (4 mg/g dry cells) when cultured in a P-Y-M-Glucose medium for 18 h. The EPA to total fatty acids ratio was 24%. The strain produced 26 mg EPA/liter (15 mg/g dry cells) when cultured at 4°C for 5 days, the EPA ratio being increased to 40%.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 5-7 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Biochemistry |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 1988 Jan |
| Externally published | Yes |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
- Applied Mathematics
- Physiology (medical)
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Molecular Biology
- Biochemistry
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Yazawa, K., Araki, K., Okazaki, N., Watanabe, K., Ishikawa, C., Inoue, A., Numao, N., & Kondo, K. (1988). Production of eicosapentaenoic acid by marine bacteria. Journal of Biochemistry, 103(1), 5-7.