Influence of growth temperature on the acid phosphatase activity in the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica.

The adaptation of the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica 76-18 to growth temperature was studied by measuring the levels of secreted and intracellular acid phosphatase activities during growth at five temperatures from 8 to 36 degrees C. The intracellular acid phosphatase activity is maximal at a growth temperature of 20 degrees C. The level of the secreted phosphatase activity decreases as growth temperature increases from 15 to 36 degrees C.