Lipids of oleaginous yeasts. Part I: Biochemistry of single cell oil production

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1031-1051

  Papanikolaou, Seraphim ^a   Aggelis, George ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Lipid accumulation degradation; Lipid biotechnology; Oleaginous microorganisms; Single cell oil

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051682084     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: 14389312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.201100014     Document Type: Review

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