Fungal Biosurfactants from Mortierella alpina
Organic Letters, 2019 The zygomycete Mortierella alpina is a well-known producer of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the food industry. Two series of its secondary metabolites are reported: Malpinins, a family of amphiphilic acetylated hexapeptides, were chemically ...
Florian Baldeweg +7 more
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Flocculation of oleaginous green algae with Mortierella alpina fungi
Bioresource Technology, 2023 Microalgae are promising sources of valuable bioproducts such as biofuels, food, and nutraceuticals. However, harvesting microalgae is challenging due to their small size and low biomass concentrations.
Khanal, Samir +17 more
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NADPH–Cytochrome P450 Reductase Mediates the Fatty Acid Desaturation of ω3 and ω6 Desaturases from Mortierella alpina [PDF]
Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2022 Fatty acid desaturases play an important role in maintaining the appropriate structure and function of biological membranes. The biochemical characterization of integral membrane desaturases, particularly ω3 and ω6 desaturases, has been limited by ...
Mingxuan Wang +3 more
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Novel Approaches to Mortierella alpina Identification and Arachidonic Acid Production Optimization [PDF]
ACS OmegaArachidonic acid (ARA) is an integral constituent of cell structures and is instrumental for the nervous, muscular, and immune systems' functions. The sore need for this nutrient may be fulfilled via production based on the fungus Mortierella alpina. The identity of the M.
Violette S. Hanna +4 more
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Macro-morphological characterization and kinetics of Mortierella alpina colonies during batch cultivation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 An effective method for research of macro-morphological characterization and its kinetics was developed by studying the macro-morphological characteristics of Mortierella alpina, an oleaginous zygomycete widely used to produce lipids rich in PUFA, in ...
Xue Fang +7 more
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Tetrahydrobiopterin Plays a Functionally Significant Role in Lipogenesis in the Oleaginous Fungus Mortierella alpina [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) is well-known as a cofactor of phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) and nitric oxide synthase (NOS), but its exact role in lipogenesis is unclear.
Hongchao Wang +18 more
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The Role of Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases in NADPH Supply in the Oleaginous Filamentous Fungus Mortierella alpina [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) is a highly conserved enzyme within the glycolytic pathway. GAPDH catalyzes the transformation of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate to glycerate-1, 3-biphosphate, a process accompanied by the production of NADH ...
Shunxian Wang +20 more
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Production of Arachidonic Acid by Mortierella alpina I49-N18
Food Technology and Biotechnology, 2002 Arachidonic acid (AA), an essential fatty acid in human body, fermented by Mortierella alpina I49-N18 was investigated in a shake-flask, and a 50-ton fermentor.
Ji Wang +5 more
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Draft Genome Sequence of Mortierella alpina Isolate CDC-B6842. [PDF]
Genome Announc, 2014 ABSTRACT We report the draft genome sequence of Mortierella alpina isolate CDC-B6842. M. alpina is a nonpathogenic member of the Mucoromycotina subphylum of fungi that is an important model for understanding the molecular mechanisms of lipid production and ...
Etienne KA +9 more
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An Online Respiratory Quotient-Feedback Strategy of Feeding Yeast Extract for Efficient Arachidonic Acid Production by Mortierella alpina [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2018 Mortierella alpina (M. alpina) is well known for arachidonic acid (ARA) production. However, low efficiency and unstableness are long existed problems for industrial production of ARA by M. alpina due to the lack of online regulations.
Xiangyu Li +14 more
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