Abstract
The effect of carbon number of hydrocarbon used as a carbon source in the production of cellular lipid of Rhodotorula sp. and its fatty acid composition were investigated. Using Rhodotorula sp. on n-tetradecane and n-hexadecane whose carbon numbers are even, fermentation was carried out in a jar fermentor of 2 liter-capacity at $28^{\circ}C$, with pH range of 4.0∼4.6 and at oxygen flowing rate of 0. 4 vvm and agitation velocity of 1000 rpm. Drying the produced cell after completion of fermentation, cellular lipid was extracted from the cell using soxhlet extractor and examined its fatty acid composition by gas-liquid chromatography. Cellular lipid content in the cell produced on n-tetradecane and n-hexadecane were 12.0 % and 25,8 % on the basis of dry cell weight, respectively and their fatty acids were mostly even numbered in carbon number.
脂質 生産의 새로운 供給源으로 고려될 수 있는 石油炭化水素 醱酵에 의한 菌體脂質의 生成에 있어서 炭化水素의 炭素數의 影響과 그 脂肪酸의 組成을 檢討하였다. 菌株로서 Rhodotorula sp., 基質로서 炭素數가 짝수인 n-tetradecane과 n-hexadecane을 使用하여 容量 2l의 醱酵槽에서 溫度 $28^{\circ}C$, pH 4.0 ∼ 4.6, 酸素供給速度 0.4vvm, 攪拌速度 1000 rpm의 條件에서 醱酵시켜 生成된 菌體를 回收, 乾燥後 菌體脂質을 抽出하고 gas-liquid chromatography로 醱酵酸 組成을 檢索한 바, n-tetradecane과 n-hexadecane을 基質로 한 경우, 生成菌體의 脂質含量은 各各 12.0 및 25,8 %이었으며 菌體 脂肪酸은 大部分 炭素數가 짝수인 脂肪酸으로 構成되어 있었다.