Strategic Feeding of Ammonium and Metal Ions for Enhanced GLA-Rich Lipid Accumulation in Cunninghamella bainieri 2A1

• Main Authors: Shuwahida, Shuib, Wan Nazatul Naziah, Wan Nawi, Ekhlass M., Taha, Othman, Omar, Aidil Abdul, Hamid, Abdul Jalil, Abdul Kader, Mohd Sahaid, Kalil
• Format: Article
• Language: en_US
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
• Subjects: Gamma-Linolenic Acid; Mortierella-Isabellina; Malic Enzyme; Echinulata; Glucose; Microorganisms; Biosynthesis; Growth; Sugars; Fungi
• Online Access: http://ddms.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/8429
• Institution: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

Strategic feeding of ammonium and metal ions (Mg2+, Mn2+, Fe3+, Cu2+, Ca2+, Co2+, and Zn2+) for enhanced GLA-rich lipid accumulation in C. bainieri 2A1 was established. When cultivated in nitrogen-limitedmedium, the fungus produced up to 30% lipid (g/g biomass) with 12.9% (g/g lipid) GLA. However, t...