Featuring recognized experts in this cutting-edge field, this book reviews single cell oils (SCO) currently in the market.

Single Cell Oils mainly focuses on the production of the long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, Arachidonic acid, and Docosahexaenoinc acid. All chapters provide up to date references for navigating the vast amount of historic data available in the field.

Single Cell Oils provides real world examples of the commercial development and applications of various SCO in a variety of fields, from food ingredients and disease treatment to aquaculture and fish farming.

Contents

1. Single Cell Oils for the 21st Century
2. Arachidonic Acid-Producing Mortierella alpina: Creation of Mutants and Molecular Breeding
3. Development of a Docosahexaenoic Acid Production Technology Using Schizochytrium: A Historical Perspective
4. Searching for PUFA-Rich Microalgae
5. Arachidonic Acid: Fermentative Production by Mortierella Fungi
6. Production of Single Cell Oils by Dinoflagellates
7. Production of Docosahexaenoic Acid by the Marine Microalga, Ulkenia sp.
8. Alternative Carbon Sources for Heterotrophic Production of Docosahexaenoic Acid by the Marine Alga Crypthecodinium cohnii
9. Carotenoid Production Using Microorganisms
10. Prospects for Eicosapentaenoic Acid Production Using Microorganisms
11. Safety Evaluation of Single Cell Oils and the Regulatory Requirements for Use as Food Ingredients
12. Nutritional Aspects of Single Cell Oils: Uses and Applications of Arachidonic Acid and Docosahexaenoic Acid Oils
13. Down-Stream Processing, Extraction, and Purification of Single Cell Oils
14. Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Lipids and Other Materials from Algae
15. The Future Development of Single Cell Oils

Index

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