Effect of Ephedra alata Decne. on lipids metabolism of Aspergillus flavus Link

Authors

  • AA Al-Qarawi Plant Production Department, Faculty of Food Science and Agriculture, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451
  • EF Abd Allah Plant Production Department, Faculty of Food Science and Agriculture, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451
  • Hashem Abeer Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, 2460 Riyadh 11451

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v42i1.15823

Keywords:

Aspergillus flavus, Ephedra alata, Lipids, Metabolism

Abstract

In Aspergillus flavus Link, the total lipid, sterols, neutral lipids, phospholipids and fatty acid content decreased significantly with the application of different concentrations of Ephedra alata Decne. extrtact. Gas chromatographic analysis revealed the presence of 12 fatty acids namely, (caprylic (C8), capric (C10), lauric (C12), myristic (C14), palmitic (C16), palmitoleic (C16:1), stearic (C18), oleic (C18:1), linoleic (C18:2), ? linolenic (C18:3), arachidic (C20) and arachidonic (C20:4) with total un-saturation per cent 69.78 in the cellular lipids of A. flavus. The use of E. alata extracts induced significant alteration in fatty acid profile towards increment saturation.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v42i1.15823

Bangladesh J. Bot. 42(1): 45-49, 2013 (June)

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2013-07-24

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Al-Qarawi, A., Allah, E. A., & Abeer, H. (2013). Effect of Ephedra alata Decne. on lipids metabolism of Aspergillus flavus Link. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 42(1), 45–50. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v42i1.15823

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Vol. 42 No. 1 (2013)

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