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Document Type : Article In Journal 
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The olive mill wastewater as substrate for single cell oil production by Zygomycetes
The olive mill wastewater as substrate for single cell oil production by Zygomycetes
 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : The conversion of olive mill wastewater (OMW) into high added value lipids containing polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), in parallel with a significant phenolic removal by selected strains of Zygomycetes, is reported here for the first time. The growth of Mortierella isabellina, Mortierella ramanniana, Cunninghamella echinulata, Mucor sp., Thamnidium elegans and Zygorhynchus moelleri on solidified media was not significantly affected by the presence of OMW used in the growth medium up to 50% (v/v). Kinetic parameter values and conversion yields, estimated using a mathematical model which was fitted on the experimental data originated from submerged cultures, shows the ability of some Zygomycetes (i.e. T. elegans and Z. moelleri) to grow on OMW and accumulate storage material, i.e. lipids rich in PUFA, and these findings open new perspectives in OMW management and valorization. In liquid media containing OMW as sole carbon source, T. elegans and Z. moelleri produced 4.4 and 3.5 g/L cell mass in surface (SC) and submerged (SMC) cultures, respectively, containing around 60% (w/w) of lipids. Oleic and palmitic acids were the predominant fatty acids. Gamma-linolenic acid was found in high percentages (up to 17.7%, w/w) in the lipid of Z. moelleri, in SMC with OMW as sole carbon source, while PUFA biosynthesis was not favored in SC. 
ISSN : 0168-1656 
Journal Name : JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 
Volume : 170 
Issue Number : 1 
Publishing Year : 1435 AH
2014 AD
 
Article Type : Article 
Added Date : Monday, July 31, 2017 

Researchers

Researcher Name (Arabic)Researcher Name (English)Researcher TypeDr GradeEmail
Stamatia BellouBellou, Stamatia Researcher  
Anna MakriMakri, Anna Researcher  
Dimitrios SarrisSarris, Dimitrios Researcher  
Konstantinos MichosMichos, Konstantinos Researcher  
Penelope RentoumiRentoumi, Penelope Researcher  
Ayhan CelikCelik, Ayhan Researcher  
Seraphim PapanikolaouPapanikolaou, Seraphim Researcher  
George AggelisAggelis, George Researcher  

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