[Effect of temperature on the synthesis of protein and individual amino acids by the thermotolerant yeast Candida tropicalis on media with hydrocarbons].

Synthesis of protein and amino acids by the thermotolerant yeast Candida tropicalis K-41 was studied at various temperatures of cultivation during growth on media with hydrocarbons in conditions of continuous cultivation. The content of protein in the cells decreased by 6% with an increase in growth temperature by 10 degrees C (from 29 to 39 degrees C) while excretion of free amino acids into the medium increased. The cultural broth of the cells grown at 39 degrees C contained up to 8 amino acids, with alanine, aspartic acid, serine and glycine prevailing.