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Rhodotorula glutinis accumulated 35% (w/w) lipid when grown nitrogen-limited in a chemostat at a dilution rate (D) of 0.02−1 . At D = 0.10 h−1, the lipid content was only 15% (w/w). Dual limitation of nitrogen and phosphate increased neither the amount of lipid produced nor the lipid yield (≈14g lipid per 100g glucose consumed). The fatty acid composition was unchanged by the growth rate.
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Ratledge, C., Hall, M.J. Accumulation of lipid byRhodotorula glutinis in continuous culture. Biotechnol Lett 1, 115–120 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01386709
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