Thraustochytrids as production organisms for docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), squalene, and carotenoids

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 4309-4321

  Aasen, Inga Marie ^a   Ertesvåg, Helga ^b   Heggeset, Tonje Marita Bjerkan ^a   Liu, Bin ^b   Brautaset, Trygve ^a,b   Vadstein, Olav ^b   Ellingsen, Trond E ^a  

^a SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Biosynthesis; DHA; Genetic tools; Process development; Squalene

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE TRANSFER; KETONES; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; OPTIMIZATION; PIGMENTS; PROCESS CONTROL; PRODUCTIVITY; SATURATED FATTY ACIDS;

ASTAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID PRODUCTION; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GENETIC TOOLS; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; OLEAGINOUS MICROORGANISMS; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SQUALENE;

FATTY ACIDS;

CAROTENOID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; SATURATED FATTY ACID; SQUALENE; FATTY ACID;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC MARKER; GENOME; GROWTH RATE; MARKET CONDITIONS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OPTIMIZATION; RESEARCH WORK;

FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GENE TRANSFER; GENOME; LABYRINTHULIDA; LIPID STORAGE; MARKET; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REVIEW; STRAIN IMPROVEMENT; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL ENGINEERING; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; STRAMENOPILE;

THRAUSTOCHYTRIIDAE;

CAROTENOIDS; CELL ENGINEERING; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SQUALENE; STRAMENOPILES;

EID: 84962030149     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7498-4     Document Type: Review

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