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Table 3 Analysis of sterols content in different yeast species

From: Antarctic yeasts: analysis of their freeze-thaw tolerance and production of antifreeze proteins, fatty acids and ergosterol

Yeast species

Biomass

Totala, mg g−1

L. creatinivorum

4.0 ± 0.1

4.03 ± 0.12*

C. parapsilosis

8.2 ± 1.0

1.94 ± 0.17

V. victoriae

12.6 ± 2.4

1.52 ± 0.02

D. fristingensis

3.6 ± 0.2

3.43 ± 0.25

R. mucilaginosa

5.8 ± 0.3

2.07 ± 0.04*

C. laryngis

6.5 ± 0.3

2.44 ± 0.09*

S. salmonicolor

5.0 ± 0.6

2.63 ± 0.13

W. anomalus

7.1 ± 0.2

2.23 ± 0.08*

G. gastrica

8.7 ± 0.8

2.13 ± 0.22*

M. gelida

3.2 ± 0.2

3.11 ± 0.02

M. blollopis

1.4 ± 0.1

6.91 ± 0.24

  1. a, normalized by dry weight of yeasts; b, percentages calculated according to analysis by RP-HPLC. *, data from Villarreal et al. [38]. The values are the average of three determinations