Mucor circinelloides: a model organism for oleaginous fungi and its potential applications in bioactive lipid production.

ABSTRACT: Microbial oils have gained massive attention because of their significant role in industrial applications. Currently plants and animals are the chief sources of medically and nutritionally important fatty acids. However, the ever-increasing global demand for polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) cannot be met by the existing sources. Therefore microbes, especially fungi, represent an important alternative source of microbial oils being investigated. Mucor circinelloides-an oleaginous filamentous fungus, came to the forefront because of its high efficiency in synthesizing and accumulating lipids, like γ-linolenic acid (GLA) in high quantity. Recently, mycelium of M. circinelloides has acquired substantial attraction towards it as it has been suggested as a convenient raw material source for t

SUBMITTER: Fazili ABA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8883733 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature