Studies on Production of Lipids in Fungi. XI.

The effects on the lipid composition of Fusarium moniliforme with growth age using glucose or decane as the carbon source was investigated. It was found that the maximum dry weight of growth cells and accumulation of lipids in mycelium at 30°C was attained in 2 days using glucose and 6 days of culture using decane respectively. The neutral and polar lipid fractions in the cells grown on decane mainly contained linoleic acid (4560%) which increased gradually during incubation. The neutral and polar lipid fractions in the cells grown on glucose contained oleic acid (ca. 40%) and linoleic acid (ca. 30%). Changes in neutral lipid composition and the amount of sterol in the cells grown on glucose or decane with regard to culture aging were also studied.