Simultaneous production of DHA and squalene from Aurantiochytrium sp. grown on forest biomass hydrolysates

Simultaneous production of DHA and squalene from Aurantiochytrium sp. grown on forest biomass hydrolysates

Abstract Background Recent evidence points to the nutritional importance of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in the human diet. Thraustochytrids are heterotrophic marine oleaginous microorganisms capable of synthesizing high amounts of DHA, as well as other nutraceutical compounds such as squalene, in the...

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Main Authors: Alok Patel, Ulrika Rova, Paul Christakopoulos, Leonidas Matsakas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
Subjects:
Thraustochytrids
Aurantiochytrium sp.
DHA
Squalene
Wood biomass
Organosolv pretreatment
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-019-1593-6

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