Researchers found oil producing microalgae rich in neuric acid

Microalgae is considered to be one of the most potential and sustainable oil biomass resources, but it has not been industrialized Recently, Li Fuyi, a researcher of Qingdao Institute of bioenergy and process, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and his team of microbial resources screened the microalgae resources in nature, and obtained a myconates afer hso-3 microalgae, which contains more than 57% of oil and more than 6% of neutral fat It is the first microalgae species rich in high proportion of nerve acid in the world Neuric acid, also known as shark acid, was first found in mammalian nerve tissue The content of neuric acid is high in nerve tissue and brain tissue, and it is an important component of biomembrane The research of medicine and pharmacy has proved that nerve acid is the key factor to repair nerve fiber, it has the function of restoring nerve endings activity, promoting the growth and development of nerve cells, and has a good effect on cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases Because of its unique medical value and broad market prospect, nervonic acid has great development value However, with the establishment of relevant laws and regulations on the limited use of animal products, the natural neural acid resources are limited and far from meeting the demand Therefore, the discovery of the microalgae is of great significance to the development and exploitation of the market of neuric acid At the same time, the microalgae also has the characteristics of high oil content, fast growth and strong stress resistance It is reported that Li Fuyi's team has applied for relevant algal species patents, studied the growth characteristics of the alga at the laboratory level, and established a 500 l laboratory plate scale culture and neuric acid extraction process technology route.