Safety evaluation of Mucor rouxii CFR-G15 biomass containing ω-6 fatty acids in rats

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 183-190

  Mamatha, S S ^b   Muthukumar, S P ^a   Venkateswaran, G ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass; Experimental animals; Gamma linolenic acid; Mucor rouxii; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Safety; Serum; Sub chronic; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEEDING; FOOD INTAKE; FUNGAL BIOMASS; FUNGAL STRAIN; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MUCOR; MUCOR ROUXII; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FEMALE; MALE; MUCOR; MYCELIUM; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRIGLYCERIDES;

AMYLOMYCES ROUXII; ANIMALIA; FUNGI; RATTUS;

EID: 84856223536     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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