Thraustochytrid Aurantiochytrium sp. 18W-13a Accummulates High Amounts of Squalene

Kunimitsu KAYA; Atsushi NAKAZAWA; Hiroshi MATSUURA; Daisuke HONDA; Isao INOUYE; Makoto M. WATANABE

doi:10.1271/bbb.110430

Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry

Online ISSN : 1347-6947
Print ISSN : 0916-8451

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Thraustochytrid Aurantiochytrium sp. 18W-13a Accummulates High Amounts of Squalene

Kunimitsu KAYA, Atsushi NAKAZAWA, Hiroshi MATSUURA, Daisuke HONDA, Isao INOUYE, Makoto M. WATANABE

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Keywords: squalene, thraustochytrid, Aurantiochytrium

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2011 Volume 75 Issue 11 Pages 2246-2248

DOI https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.110430

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Here we report on the 18W-13a strain of Aurantiochytrium sp., which accumulates very high amounts of squalene. The squalene contents and production at 4 d of culture were 198 mg/g and 1.29±0.13 g/L, respectively, exceptionally high values compared to previous reports.

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