Production of lipids containing high levels of docosahexaenoic acid from empty palm fruit bunches by Aurantiochytrium sp. KRS101.
The oleaginous microalga Aurantiochytrium sp. KRS101 was cultivated in enzymatic hydrolysates of alkali-pretreated empty palm fruit bunches (EFBs), without prior detoxification process. The maximal levels of lipid and docosahexaenoic acid synthesized were 12.5 and 5.4 g L⁻¹ after cultivation for 36 h. Similar lipid levels were also obtained via simultaneous saccharification and cultivation. The results suggested that EFB is a promising source for production of useful lipids by the microalgal strain.
Applied Microbiology Research Center, Biomaterials Research Institute, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology-KRIBB, Jeongeup, Jeonbuk 580-185, Korea.
Won-Kyung
WK
Hong
Anna
A
Yu
Sun-Yeon
SY
Heo
Baek-Rock
BR
Oh
Chul Ho
CH
Kim
Jung-Hoon
JH
Sohn
Ji-Won
JW
Yang
Akihiko
A
Kondo
Jeong-Woo
JW
Seo
D028023:Arecaceae / Q000378:metabolism*; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D005285:Fermentation; D008055:Lipids / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D058009:Stramenopiles / Q000378:metabolism*
D008055:Lipids; D004281:Docosahexaenoic Acids