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Microbial production of human milk fat substitute
Reference
BB/V017292/1
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Peter Eastmond
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
Rothamsted Research
Department
Plant Sciences and the Bioeconomy
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
188,591
Status
Current
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/01/2022
End date
31/08/2023
Duration
20 months
Abstract
unavailable
Summary
Vegetable fats and oils (triacylglycerols) are an important source of human nutrition. They can account for a substantial proportion of the calories in the human diet. The nutritional properties of these fats and oils depend on the types of fatty acids that are attached at each of the three positions on their glycerol backbone. It has long been a goal of biotechnologists to adapt organisms to make 'designer' oils that are tailored for specific applications. The aim of this work is to develop a new production platform that produces a speciality oil for human nutrition.
Committee
Not funded via Committee
Research Topics
Industrial Biotechnology, Microbiology
Research Priority
X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative
Follow-On Fund (FOF) [2004-2015]
Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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