Direct conversion of lipid components to their fatty acid methyl esters

1960 ◽  
Vol 37 (9) ◽  
pp. 447-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis E. Luddy ◽  
R. A. Barford ◽  
R. W. Riemenschneider
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Fatty Acid Methyl Esters ◽  
Methyl Esters ◽  
Direct Conversion ◽  
Acid Methyl ◽  
Lipid Components

scholarly journals Lipid Constituents of the Edible Mushroom, Pleurotus giganteus Demonstrate Anti-Candida Activity

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1300801 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chia-Wei Phan ◽  
Guan-Serm Lee ◽  
Ian G. Macreadie ◽  
Sri Nurestri Abd Malek ◽  
David Pamela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Candida Species ◽  
Fatty Acid Methyl Esters ◽  
Methyl Esters ◽  
Ethyl Acetate Fraction ◽  
Edible Mushroom ◽  
Embryonic Fibroblasts ◽  
Acid Methyl ◽  
Human Infections ◽  
Lipid Components

Different solvent extracts of Pleurotus giganteus fruiting bodies were tested for antifungal activities against Candida species responsible for human infections. The lipids extracted from the ethyl acetate fraction significantly inhibited the growth of all the Candida species tested. Analysis by GC/MS revealed lipid components such as fatty acids, fatty acid methyl esters, ergosterol, and ergosterol derivatives. The sample with high amounts of fatty acid methyl esters was the most effective antifungal agent. The samples were not cytotoxic to a mammalian cell line, mouse embryonic fibroblasts BALB/c 3T3 clone A31. To our knowledge, this is the first report of antifungal activity of the lipid components of Pleurotus giganteus against Candida species.

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