N-3 Fats : Nutritional Needs, Traditional and Novel Sources and Microbial Production Strategies.
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- 9781617282386
- 612.3/97
- QP752.F35 -- J35 2010eb
Intro -- N-3 FATS: NUTRITIONAL NEEDS, TRADITIONAL AND NOVEL SOURCES AND MICROBIAL PRODUCTION STRATEGIES -- N-3 FATS: NUTRITIONAL NEEDS, TRADITIONAL AND NOVEL SOURCES AND MICROBIAL PRODUCTION STRATEGIES -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter I Introduction -- Chapter II Nomenclature of Fatty Acids -- Chapter III Fatty Acid Biosynthesis -- 3.1. Fatty Acid Synthase -- 3.2. The Conventional Aerobic Desaturase/Elongase Route for Biosynthesis of PUFA -- Chapter IV Nutritional Needs of Long Chain n-3 Fat -- 4.1. Recommended Intakes of n-3 Fatty Acids -- 4.2. Actual versus Recommended Intake of n-3 Fatty Acids -- Chapter V Sources of n-3 PUFA -- 5.1. Traditional Sources of -Linolenic Acid (ALA -- 18:3 n-3) -- 5.2. Traditional Sources of Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA -- 20:5 n-3) and Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA -- 20:5 n-3) -- 5.3. Novel Food as Sources of n-3 PUFA -- Chapter VI Single Cell Oils as Sources of EPA and DHA -- 6.1. Biosynthesis of PUFA in Oleaginous Microorganisms -- 6.2. Regulation of Lipid Accumulation in Oleaginous Yeasts and Fungi -- 6.3. DHA Production by Thraustochytrids -- 6.3.1. Industrial Large-Scale Production of DHA by Thraustochytrids -- 6.4. DHA Production by Crypthecodinium cohnii -- 6.4.1. Industrial Large-Scale Production of DHA by C. cohnii -- 6.5. Microbial Heterotrophic Production of EPA -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.
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