TY - JOUR
T1 - Production of eicosapentaenoic acid by marine bacteria
AU - Yazawa, Kazunaga
AU - Araki, Keiko
AU - Okazaki, Noriko
AU - Watanabe, Kazuo
AU - Ishikawa, Chikako
AU - Inoue, Akira
AU - Numao, Naganori
AU - Kondo, Kiyosi
PY - 1988/1
Y1 - 1988/1
N2 - 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%.
AB - 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%.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 2834356
AN - SCOPUS:0023777164
VL - 103
SP - 5
EP - 7
JO - Journal of Biochemistry
JF - Journal of Biochemistry
SN - 0021-924X
IS - 1
ER -