MICROBIAL LIPIDS ARE AN ALTERNATIVE RAW MATERIAL FOR BIOFUEL

• Main Authors: А. Ф. Ткаченко, Е. А. Тигунова, С. М. Шульга
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University 2012-09-01
• Series: Mìkrobìologìâ ì Bìotehnologìâ
• Subjects: дріжджі; rhodotorula gracilis; pichia anomala; мікробні ліпіди; біопаливо.
• Online Access: http://mbt.onu.edu.ua/article/view/92616

This review presents the main directions of domestic and foreign research, also experimental data to search among the different species of yeasts – active producers of lipids and the ways to lipidogenesis process optimization in the most promising strains. It was shown that maintaining the necessary conditions of cultivation can direct enzymatic processes course. The influence of microbial medium composition, temperature, aeration and oxidation-reduction conditions on the growth, development and biochemical activity was investigated. These factors changing has affected the microorganisms biosynthetic activity, lipidogenic yeasts activity and has synthesized lipids composition. It is proved that lipidogenic yeasts ability and relatively rapid ability of changing the amount and composition of lipids by the direct cultivation leads to the conclusion that lipids obtained by microbial synthesis can be commercially a source of raw materials for biofuel.