Progress in metabolic mechanism of docosahexenoic acid production by fermentation

Yun Feng, Lujing Ren, Ping Wei, Qianqian Tong, Xiaojun Ji, He Huang

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Abstract

Docosahexenoic acid (DHA) is an important polyunsaturated fatty acid which is beneficial to human health. Compared with the DHA derived from fish oil, DHA by microbial production possesses many advantages, and has a bright prospect. In this article, we reviewed strains, metabolic pathway, key enzymes and mechanism of lipid accumulation for microbial production of DHA. Those information would be greatly helpful for further improving DHA production by metabolic engineering.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1225-1231
Number of pages7
JournalShengwu Gongcheng Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Biotechnology
Volume26
Issue number9
StatePublished - Sep 2010

Keywords

  • DHA
  • Fermentation
  • Mechanism
  • Metabolic pathway

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