Accumulation of glycerol by the heterobasidiomycetous yeast Rhodosporidium sphaerocarpum in response to external hypertonicity due to NaCl
The heterobasidiomycetous yeast Rhodosporidium sphaerocarpum isolated from the Antarctic Ocean and a saltpan, showed marked tolerance to high concentrations of NaCl in the growth medium. This yeast accumulated glycerol as a major osmoregulator, as well as Na+ and Cl−, in response to changes in the c...
Published in: | FEMS Microbiology Letters |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Text |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
1994
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Online Access: | http://femsle.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/115/2-3/213 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1994.tb06640.x |
Summary: | The heterobasidiomycetous yeast Rhodosporidium sphaerocarpum isolated from the Antarctic Ocean and a saltpan, showed marked tolerance to high concentrations of NaCl in the growth medium. This yeast accumulated glycerol as a major osmoregulator, as well as Na+ and Cl−, in response to changes in the concentration of NaCl in the external medium. The low levels of another cellular polyol, xylitol, did not respond to changes in the external medium. |
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