[Higher fatty acids of Candida lipolytica grown in n-alkanes by the industrial method ("Toprina")].

The present study deals with the composition of superior fatty acids of total lipids, polar lipids, and neutral lipids from dried biomass of Candida lipolytica grown by industrial process ("Toprina") on n-alkanes (C10-C20) extracted from petroleum. The data related to our knowledge about yeast and Candida lipolytica, lead to the conclusion that fatty acids feature of "Toprina" are similar to the Candida lipolytica ones grown in batch culture at the same conditions. In addition, a possible physiologic role of 17:1 and 17:2 is considered, in the perspective of the utilization of "Toprina" in animal food.