Single Cell Oils

Featuring recognized academic and industrial experts in this cutting-edge field, this book reviews single cell oils (SCO) currently in the market. The text 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. The authors provide 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.It covers the essential information in this fast moving field giving details of the production of all the major SCOs, their extraction, purification, applications and safety evaluations. In addition, this new edition includes major coverage of the potential of SCOs for biofuels that may be of key significance in the coming years.
- Includes sufficient detail on molecular breeding of yeasts and molds
- Shows how microbial oils have gone from being academic curisoisties to being minor commodity oils
- Presents details on the safey and nutrition of single cell oils for human and animal nutrition

1. Single Cell Oils for the 21st Century2. Arachidonic Acid-Producing Mortierella alpina: Creation of Mutants, Isolation of the Related Enzyme Genes, and Molecular Breeding3. Metabolic Engineering of an Oleaginous Yeast for the Production of Omega-3 Fatty Acids4. Development of a Docosahexaenoic Acid Production Technology Using Schizochytrium: Historical Perspective and Update5. Arachidonic Acid: Fermentative Production by Mortierella Fungi6. Production of Single Cell Oils by Dinoflagellates7. Alternative Carbon Sources for Heterotrophic Production of Docosahexaenoic Acid by the Marine Alga Crypthecodinium cohnii8. Production of Eicosapentaenoic Acid Using Heterotrophically Grown Microalgae9. Downstream Processing, Extraction, and Purification of Single Cell Oils10. Searching for Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid-Rich Photosynthetic Microalgae11. Carotenoid Production Using Microorganisms12. Survey of Commercial Developments of Microalgae as Biodiesel Feedstock13. Algae Oils for Biofuels: Chemistry, Physiology, and Production14. Production of Lipids for Biofuels Using Bacteria15. Safety Evaluation of Single Cell Oils and the Regulatory Requirements for Use as Food Ingredients16. Nutritional Aspects of Single Cell Oils: Applications of Arachidonic Acid and Docosahexaenoic Acid Oils17. Recent Developments in the Human Nutrition of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids from Single Cell Oils18. Applications of Single Cell Oils for Animal Nutrition19. Applications of Single Cell Oils for Aquaculture20. Future Development of Single Cell Oils