Author(s): Abou-Zeid A. Abou-Zeid, A.I. El-Diwany, M.A. Farid and H.M. Shaker
Article publication date: 1985-09-01
Vol. 3 No. 2 (yearly), pp. 323-333.
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Keywords
diesel oil, carbon, petroleum
Abstract
The results obtained revealed that diesel oil and n-hexadecane were the best carbon sources for the formation of SCP. Different types of petroleum products (diesel oil, kerosene and gasoline) from 'Morgan' and 'Shoeb Ali' wells were used for the formation of SCP by C. lipolytica YB-423. The protein content of 'Morgan' diesel oil SCP was about 42.5%. The suitable concentration of 'Morgan' diesel oil fraction No. 6 was about 14-18ml/100 ml medium. Comparative studies of the protein content, profile of amino acids and some elements present in different SCP produced by C. lipolytica YB-423 grown on malt medium, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae grown on molasses medium were carried out.