Biotechnological production of oil: Fatty acid composition of microbial oil

Authors: Azeem A.¹; Neelagund Y.F.²; Rathod V.¹

Source: Plant Foods for Human Nutrition, Volume 53, Number 4, 1999 , pp. 381-386(6)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

The fatty acid profile and the fatty acid composition of microbial lipids obtained from molds revealed that oil from Aspergillus sydowii, Fusarium oxysporum and F. equisetti had a high percentage of unsaturated fatty acids, particularly oleic acid, and had a similarity to the edible oils, groundnut and palm oil. This study sheds light on the possibilities of exploring the use of these oils as supplement to other edible fats and for other non-edible industrial purposes.

Keywords: Aspergillus nidulans; Aspergillus sydowii; Fusarium equisetti; Fusarium oxysporum; Fatty acid compositon; Single cell oil

Language: English

Document Type: Regular paper

Affiliations: 1: Department of Studies in Microbiology, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga 585106, India 2: Department of Studies in Microbiology, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga 585106, India (author for correspondence)

Publication date: 1999-01-01