Squalen Bulletin of Marine and Fisheries Postharvest and Biotechnology
Vol 7, No 1 (2012): May 2012

THE POTENTIAL OF HETEROTROPHIC MICROALGAE (Schizochytrium sp.) AS A SOURCE OF DHA

Arif Rahman Hakim (Unknown)



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Publish Date
23 May 2013

Abstract

Docosahexanoic acid (DHA) is commercially obtained from marine fish. With an increasinghuman population, the supplies of DHA are still not sufficient to meet the world’s need of DHA asfood supplement. The objective of this review is to discuss Schizochytrium sp., one of microalgaewhich is rich in DHA, as one of the best candidate as producer of sustainable and affordable DHA.Heterotrophic microalgae, especially genus Schizochytrium, produces omega-3 fatty acids up to40% of total unsaturated fatty acids.  Cultivation of the microalgae is easy as it does not requiresunlight as source of energy. Previous publication reported that several local strains ofSchizochytrium have been isolated from mangrove area in Indonesia. We expect that thosestrains can be cultivated in mass production as producer of DHA.

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squalen

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Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Environmental Science Immunology & microbiology

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Squalen publishes original and innovative research to provide readers with the latest research, knowledge, emerging technologies, postharvest, processing and preservation, food safety and environment, biotechnology and bio-discovery of marine and fisheries. The key focus of the research should be ...