Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy as a method to study lipid accumulation in oleaginous yeasts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oleaginous microorganisms, such as different yeast and algal species, can represent a sustainable alternative to plant oil for the production of biodiesel. They can accumulate fatty acids (FA) up to 70% of their dry weight with a predominance of (mono)unsaturated species, similarly to what plants do, but differently from animals. In addition, their growth is not in competition either with food, feed crops, or with agricultural land.Despite these advantages, the exploitation of the single cell oil system is still at an early developmental stage. Cultivation mode and conditions, as well as lipid extraction technologies, represent the main limitations. The monitoring of lipid accumulation in oleaginous microorganisms is consequently crucial to develop and validate new appro

SUBMITTER: Ami D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3923900 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature