High-throughput screening of Mucoromycota fungi for production of low- and high-value lipids.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mucoromycota fungi are important producers of low- and high-value lipids. Mortierella alpina is used for arachidonic acid production at industrial scale. In addition, oleaginous Mucoromycota fungi are promising candidates for biodiesel production. A critical step in the development of such biotechnological applications is the selection of suitable strains for lipid production. The aim of the present study was to use the Duetz-microtiter plate system combined with Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy for high-throughput screening of the potential of 100 Mucoromycota strains to produce low- and high-value lipids.

Results

With this reproducible, high-throughput method, we found several promising strains for high-value omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty ac

SUBMITTER: Kosa G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5851148 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature