Highlights•Oleaginous fungi and microalgae are suitable sources of PUFAs.•Genetic
engineering for improving oil accumulation and fatty acid composition.•Overexpression of …

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) of the ω-3 and ω-6 class (eg, α-linolenic acid, linoleic
acid) are essential for maintaining biofunctions in mammalians like humans. Due to the fact …

The discovery of non-fish sources of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) is of great
biotechnological importance. Although various oleaginous microalgae and fungi are able of …

Bacteria belonging to the Rhodococcus genus are frequent components of microbial
communities in diverse natural environments. Some rhodococcal species exhibit the …

Microbial oils have gained massive attention because of their significant role in industrial
applications. Currently plants and animals are the chief sources of medically and …

The crucial need for alternative oil sources due to increasing energy demand has motivated
research to find alternatives resources. In the current study, different fungal groups were …

Background Analyses of substrate and metabolites are often bottleneck activities in high-
throughput screening of microbial bioprocesses. We have assessed Fourier transform …

Biodiesel production from Mucor circinelloides biomass was investigated by conventional
method involving the lipid extraction using ethanol followed by transesterification (two-step …

Background Oleaginous fungi can accumulate lipids by utilizing a wide range of waste
substrates. They are an important source for the industrial production of omega-6 …

Background γ-Linolenic acid (GLA) is important because of its nutritional value and
medicinal applications. Although the biosynthetic pathways of some plant and microbial GLA …