Metabolic engineering to enhance biosynthesis of both docosahexaenoic acid and odd-chain fatty acids in Schizochytrium sp. S31

Abstract Background Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6) and odd-chain fatty acids (OCFAs, C15:0 and C17:0) have attracted great interest, since they have been widely used in food and therapeutic industries, as well as chemical industry, such as biodiesel production and improvement. The oil-producing h...

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Main Authors: Fangzhong Wang, Yali Bi, Jinjin Diao, Mingming Lv, Jinyu Cui, Lei Chen, Weiwen Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-019-1484-x