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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1969 August; 18(2): 152-155
Copyright © 1969 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Nutritional Value of Lipids in Hydrogenomonas eutropha as Measured in the Rat¹

^a Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720

ABSTRACT

Hydrogenomonas eutropha is known to accumulate lipid, comprised largely of polymerized ß-hydroxybutyric acid, when maintained in nitrogen-deficient medium. This lipid was very poorly absorbed by mice from bacteria-containing diets, even though nitrogen absorption was adequate. The monomer, free ß-hydroxybutyric acid, was well absorbed from purified diet. Rats fed the monomer or butyric acid ate less food and grew more slowly than rats fed corn oil.

² Present address: Biochemistry Department, Naval Medical Research Unit no. 3, Cairo, United Arab Republic.

¹ Reported in part at the 10th Plenary Meeting of COSPAR, London, 1967.