Lipids of dermatophytes
- 1 January 1981
- Vol. 16 (1) , 20-22
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02534916
Abstract
This investigation deals with phosphatides and fatty acid content ofEpidermophyton floccosum, Microsporum cookie andTrichophyton mentagrophytes during different phases of growth. Total phosphatide content of these dermatophytes decreased with age, which was reflected in constituent major phosphatides. The zwitterionic and anionic phospholipids tended to maintain a constant ratio. Short chain fatty acids increased significantly with age inE. floccosum whereas these fatty acids represented a minor fraction of the total fatty acids inM. cookie andT. mentagrophytes. The ratio of saturated to unsaturated fatty acids increased 4-fold during growth inE. floccosum, whereas this increase was marginal inM. cookie. This ratio decreased inT. mentagrophytes.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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