Effect of pH and age of culture on cellular fatty acid composition of Leuconostoc oenos

Z. DRICI‐CACHON, J.F. CAVIN AND C. DIVIÈS. 1996. This study is concerned with the fatty acid composition of three strains of Leuconostoc oenos grown at different pH. The most abundant fatty acids were C18: 1w9, C19: 0 cy(w9,10) and C16:0, followed by C16: 1w9 and C14: 0. The pH considerably modified the fatty acid distribution in Lo107 (an acidophilic strain) and Lo8413 (a moderately acidophilic strain). However, moderate changes occurred for LoATCC 23277 (a less acidophilic strain). At pH 2.9, Lo107 has a remarkably high level of C19: 0 cy‐(w9,10) and C19:0 cy(w11,12). Proportions of C18: 1 and C19:0 cyclo acids varied mainly with the pH of the medium and also as a function of growth phase. The degree of unsaturation of fatty acids also varied with pH.

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