Component fatty acids of Aspergillus terreus fat

The component fatty acids of the fat elaborated byAspergillus terreus Thom, which was found to be a promising mold for the production of fat, have been studied. The fat has, based on gas liquid chromatographic evidence, 0.1% lauric, 1.9% myristic, 23.4% palmitic, 0.1% palmitoleic, 0.3% stearic, 14.1% oleic, 39.4% linoleic and 20.7% linolenic acids. The presence of large proportions of linoleic and linolenic acids suggests technological interest for the fat.