Production of polyunsaturated fatty acids by Schizochytrium (Aurantiochytrium) spp.

G Chi, Y Xu, X Cao, Z Li, M Cao, Y Chisti, N He - Biotechnology advances, 2022 - Elsevier
Diverse health benefits are associated with dietary consumption of omega-3 long-chain
polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 LC-PUFA), particularly docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and …

The lipid metabolism in thraustochytrids

C Morabito, C Bournaud, C Maës, M Schuler… - Progress in Lipid …, 2019 - Elsevier
Thraustochytrids are unicellular heterotrophic marine protists of the Stramenopile group,
often considered as non-photosynthetic microalgae. They have been isolated from a wide …

Enhancement of lipid accumulation in microalgae by metabolic engineering

XM Sun, LJ Ren, QY Zhao, XJ Ji, H Huang - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microalgal lipids have drawn great attention as a promising sustainable resource for
biodiesel or food supplement production. The development of high-performance strains of …

Biotechnological production of lipid and terpenoid from thraustochytrids

F Du, YZ Wang, YS Xu, TQ Shi, WZ Liu, XM Sun… - Biotechnology …, 2021 - Elsevier
As fungus-like protists, thraustochytrids have been increasingly studied for their faster
growth rates and high lipid content. In the 1990s, thraustochytrids were used as …

[HTML][HTML] Bioprospecting of thraustochytrids for omega-3 fatty acids: A sustainable approach to reduce dependency on animal sources

A Patel, D Karageorgou, P Katapodis, A Sharma… - Trends in Food Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Backgrounds Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids are examples of polyunsaturated
fatty acids (PUFAs). The omega-3 α-linolenic acid and omega-6 linoleic acid cannot be …

Fourth generation biofuel from genetically modified algal biomass for bioeconomic development

H Shokravi, M Heidarrezaei, Z Shokravi, HC Ong… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofuels from microalgae have promising potential for a sustainable bioeconomy. Algal
strains' oil content and biomass yield are the most influential cost drivers in the fourth …

EPA and DHA in microalgae: Health benefits, biosynthesis, and metabolic engineering advances

M Jesionowska, J Ovadia… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are ω‐3 very long‐chain
polyunsaturated fatty acids (VLC‐PUFAs) that offer a wide range of human health benefits …

Overexpression of Malonyl-CoA: ACP Transacylase in Schizochytrium sp. to Improve Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Production

Z Li, T Meng, X Ling, J Li, C Zheng, Y Shi… - Journal of agricultural …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have been widely applied in the food and medical
industry. In this study, malonyl-CoA: ACP transacylase (MAT) was overexpressed through …

Microbes: a hidden treasure of polyunsaturated fatty acids

AM Shah, W Yang, H Mohamed, Y Zhang… - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Microbes have gained a lot of attention for their potential in producing polyunsaturated fatty
acids (PUFAs). PUFAs are gaining scientific interest due to their important health-promoting …

Universal and unique strategies for the production of polyunsaturated fatty acids in industrial oleaginous microorganisms

CX Yan, Y Zhang, WQ Yang, W Ma, XM Sun… - Biotechnology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), especially docosahexaenoic acid (DHA),
eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and arachidonic acid (ARA), are beneficial for reducing blood …