Lipid accumulation by a cellulolytic strain of Aspergillus niger.

Lipid accumulation by a cellulolytic mold, Aspergillus niger, was studied. The amount of lipid accumulated ranged from 13.6-16.6% on various carbon sources, namely glucose, xylose, avicel (microcrystalline cellulose) and bagasse (a natural lignocellulosic substrate). Neutral lipids, phospholipids and glycolipids of the mycelia varied from 41.0-46.2%, 34.9-38.4% and 18.7-22.6% of total lipids, respectively. Unsaturated fatty acids comprised around 80% of total fatty materials with linoleic and oleic acid predominating. Of the four nitrogen sources tested, NH4Cl was the best source for lipid synthesis from cellulose (bagasse). Optimum temperature range for growth and lipid synthesis was 25-30 degrees C.     

A new strain ofAspergillus niger producing citric acid

Zusammenfassung Durch Behandlung eines Zitronensäure produzierenden Stammes vonAspergillus niger mit-Strahlen, N-Lost und UV-Strahlen konnte die Zitronensäureausbeute um ungefähr das Vierfache gesteigert werden.     

Light stimulated 'shunt-metabolism' succinate-alpha-ketoglutarate-isocitrate cycle and accumulation of citric acid in Aspergillus niger.

Studies with light of the visible range had shown that light plays significant role in the biosynthesis and accumulation of citric acid in Aspergillus niger. Accumulation of 14C-labelled carbon atoms in alpha-ketoglutaric, isocitric, succinic and glycolic acids in the cultures grown under illumination suggest a probable 'shunt-metabolism' leading to the succinate-alpha-ketoglutarate-isocitrate (SKI) cycle. This shunt metabolism minimizes the accumulation of citric acid in cultures due to depletion of intermediates.     

Lipid accumulation by a cellulolytic strain ofAspergillus niger

Lipid accumulation by a cellulolytic mold,Aspergillus niger, was studied. The amount of lipid accumulated ranged from 13.6–16.6% on various carbon sources, namely glucose, xylose, avicel (microcrystalline cellulose) and bagasse (a natural lignocellulosic substrate). Neutral lipids, phospholipids and glycolipids of the mycelia varied from 41.0–46.2%, 34.9–38.4% and 18.7–22.6% of total lipids, respectively. Unsaturated fatty acids comprised around 80% of total fatty materials with linoleic and oleic acid predominating. Of the four nitrogen sources tested, NH₄Cl was the best source for lipid synthesis from cellulose (bagasse). Optimum temperature range for growth and lipid synthesis was 25–30°C.     

Abnormal development of phialides in a strain ofAspergillus niger

Summary AnAspergillus niger mutant strain (hpp) produces an average of 4.1% of conidiophores with phialide proliferations. Increased frequency of proliferations could be induced on all studied strains by growth on potato dextrose agar. The characteristic is recessive and seems to be due to a pleiotropic effect of the mutation for olive conidia color.Acknowledgments. The authors are indebted to CNPq for financial assistance provided with grant PIG/SIP 04/053 as well as the scholarships Pesquisador Científico (R.B.Jr) and Iniciação Científica and Aperfeiçoamento (G.U.V.).     

Reduction of incubation time in citric acid fermentation by vermiculite

Zusammenfassung In Gegenwart des exfolierten Tonminerals Vermikulit wird die Zitronensäurebildung durchAspergillus niger besonders stimuliert. Dabei wird die Induktionsphase verkürzt sowie die gesamte Gärgeschwindigkeit im messbaren Bereich der Zitronensäurebildungsphase erhöht. Die Stimulierung scheint einzig auf verbesserten Haushalt der Spurenelemente zurückzuführen zu sein.     

Type of interactions between agarose and Aspergillus niger endopolygalacturonases]

Endopolygalacturonase has been purified by binding on Sepharose 6 B gel; studies on interactions between agarose and the enzymes have shown that endopolygalacturonase chromatography on Sepharose 6 B was on ion-exchange chromatography and did not involve biospecific interactions.     

DOPA decarboxylase activity in a transplantable hamster melanoma

Résumé Une activité considérable de la 3,4-dihydroxyphénylealanine (DOPA) décarboxylase a été démontrée chez un transplantable mélanome malin du hamster. Après l'injection intrapéritonéale du précurseur de la dopamine, l'amine nouveau-formée était trouvée dans toutes les tumeurs. L'inhibition de la DOPA décarboxylase par traitement des hamsters avec α-méthyle-DOPA n'a pas influé sur le progrès des tumeurs.

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This study was supported by grants from Riksf?reningen mot cancer, Stockholm, and from the Léonie Deshayes' Foundation, Lund. Melanoma-bearing Syrian hamsters were generously supplied by Prof.H. Storck, Zürich (Switzerland). The supply of α-methyl DOPA from Merck, Sharp and Dohme (USA) is gratefully acknowledged.     

Preliminary report on toxigenic fungal isolates of Aspergillus niger in market foods and foodstuffs.

14 out of 22 fungal isolates of A. niger from market foods and foodstuffs were toxigenic to weanling rats. Approximately 2/3 of these cultures were highly toxigenic. Histopathologic changes were observed mostly in kidney with necrosis of the tubular epithelium and to a less extent in liver with centrolobular necrosis of the hepatic cells.     

A turbidimetric method for the screening of amylase-producing mutants of Aspergillus niger

Summary The method is based on the assumption that extracellular amylase, which is produced by strains ofAspergillus niger in liquid culture, hydrolyses the starch in the media and brings about a corresponding decrease in the turbidity of the media. Mutant strains which produced different quantities of amylase exhibited different degrees of decrease in turbidity of the media. The results showed that a greater degree of decrease in turbidity was observed for a higher quantity of amylase produced.     

Transfer of pathogenic activity of a virulent strain of Listeria to an avirulent strain]

The pathogenicity of a virulent strain of Listeria monocytogenes was transfered to an avirulent strain by mixing the filtered culture of the pathogenic strain with an exponentially growing avirulent strain.     

Effects of pyridoxal phosphate andl-dopapyridoxal phosphate on DOPA decarboxylase activity

Sommaire Les résultats obtenus démontrent une inhibition de l'activité de la DOPA decarboxylase par de haute concentration de PLP ou de faible concentration del-DOPA plus PLP. Ceci pourrait expliquer les observations cliniques et expérimentales précédentes démontrant que la pyridoxine antagonise l'effet del-DOPA utilisé dans le traitement de la maladie de Parkinson.