Stress influenced increase in phenolic content and radical scavenging capacity of Rhodotorula glutinis CCY 20-2-26.

Rhodotorula glutinis CCY 20-2-26 when grown under controlled stress of either NaCl (1-5 %) or HO (1-5 mM) on basal media exhibited a twofold increase in its total phenolic contents. The radical scavenging capacities (RSCs) as determined by ABTS test were found to be highest in 4 mM HO (1.44 mM TEAC mg) and 4 % NaCl (1.