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Production of high yields of docosahexaenoic acid byThraustochytrium roseum ATCC 28210

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Culture conditions for growth and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) production byThraustochytrium roseum ATCC 28210 were investigated with a view to increasing DHA titers. A medium was formulated (Medium 6) which produced a biomass and DHA content of 10.4 g L−1 and 1011 mg L−1, respectively, in a 5-day incubation. A fed-batch culture system was also developed which achieved biomass and DHA titers of 17.1 g L−1 and 2000 mg L−1, respectively, in 12 days.

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Singh, A., Ward, O.P. Production of high yields of docosahexaenoic acid byThraustochytrium roseum ATCC 28210. Journal of Industrial Microbiology 16, 370–373 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01570118

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