Development of a temperature shift strategy for efficient docosahexaenoic acid production by a marine fungoid protist, Schizochytrium sp. HX-308.
Temperature was one of the important environmental factors affecting the biosynthesis of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; C22:6, ω-3). Generally, a low temperature would slow the strain growth, but promote the accumulation of unsaturated fatty acids. According to this information, the effects of temperature and different two-stage temperature shifting strategies on fatty acid production and DHA content of the marine fungoid protist, Schizochytrium sp. HX-308, were investigated in this study. Finally, the highest DHA percentage was up to 51.98% (per total fatty acids) with the DHA production of 6.05% (per dry cell weight), which was obtained with the method of shifting temperature from 30 °C for 32 h to 20 °C for 12 h.
State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, People's Republic of China.
Yan
Y
Zeng
Xiao-Jun
XJ
Ji
Min
M
Lian
Lu-Jing
LJ
Ren
Li-Jing
LJ
Jin
Ping-Kai
PK
Ouyang
He
H
Huang
D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000378:metabolism*; D013696:Temperature
D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids