FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2006, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (11): 609-613.

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Research Progress of Cultivating and Developing PUFA from Microalgae

   Zhang-Ying-Jun,   Zhu-Du, HUANG  Guo-Lin   

  1. 1.Department of Application Chemisty, East China Institute of Technology, Fuzhou 344000, China; 2.College of Life Sciences, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
  • Online:2006-11-15 Published:2011-11-28

Abstract: The polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), especially eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), play an important role in nutrition and medicine. However, the traditional way of extracting it from fish oil is technologically complicated, resulting in high prices. PUFA is rich in microalgae. This paper summarized the advances in the production of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) by the culture of microalgae, including its physiological action, synthesizing pathway, sources and cultivating methods.

Key words:  , microalgae; polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA); eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA); docosahexaenoic acid (DHA);