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Single-Cell Oils as a Source of Omega-3 Fatty Acids: An Overview of Recent Advances by Armenta, Roberto E, Valentine, Mercia C

“…Omega-3 fatty acids, namely docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid, have been linked to several beneficial health effects (i.e. mitigation effects of…”
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Antarctic Thraustochytrids as Sources of Carotenoids and High-Value Fatty Acids by Leyton, Allison, Flores, Liset, Shene, Carolina, Chisti, Yusuf, Larama, Giovanni, Asenjo, Juan A, Armenta, Roberto E

“…Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and carotenoids are needed as human dietary supplements and are essential components in commercial…”
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Use of raw glycerol to produce oil rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids by a thraustochytrid by Scott, Spencer D., Armenta, Roberto E., Berryman, Kevin T., Norman, Andrew W.

“…Glucose is the typical carbon source for producing microbial polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) with single cell microorganisms such as thraustochytrids. We…”
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Stability Studies on Astaxanthin Extracted from Fermented Shrimp Byproducts by Armenta, Roberto E, Guerrero-Legarreta, Isabel

“…To the best of our knowledge, stability studies on astaxanthin contained in carotenoproteins extracted from lactic acid fermented shrimp byproduct have never…”
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Schizochytrium sp. (T18) Oil as a Fish Oil Replacement in Diets for Juvenile Rainbow Trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ): Effects on Growth Performance, Tissue Fatty Acid Content, and Lipid-Related Transcript Expression by Osmond, Angelisa T Y, Arts, Michael T, Hall, Jennifer R, Rise, Matthew L, Bazinet, Richard P, Armenta, Roberto E, Colombo, Stefanie M

“…In this study, we evaluated whether oil extracted from the marine microbe, sp. (strain T18), with high levels of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), could replace fish…”
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Developments in oil extraction from microalgae by Mercer, Paula, Armenta, Roberto E.

“…Microalgae are a diverse group of organisms with significant potential for industrial applications: as feedstock in aquaculture as well as in the production of…”
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Evaluation of Fatty Acid Extraction Methods for Thraustochytrium sp. ONC-T18 by Burja, Adam M, Armenta, Roberto E, Radianingtyas, Helia, Barrow, Colin J

“…Various extraction methods were assessed in their capacity to extract fatty acids from a dried biomass of Thraustochytrium sp. ONC-T18. Direct saponification…”
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Transesterification of Fish Oil to Produce Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters Using Ultrasonic Energy by Armenta, Roberto E, Vinatoru, Mircea, Burja, Adam M, Kralovec, Jaroslav A, Barrow, Colin J

“…This study evaluated the production of fatty acid ethyl esters from fish oil using ultrasonic energy and alkaline catalysts dissolved in ethanol. The…”
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Nutrient and media recycling in heterotrophic microalgae cultures by Lowrey, Joshua, Armenta, Roberto E., Brooks, Marianne S.

“…In order for microalgae-based processes to reach commercial production for biofuels and high-value products such as omega-3 fatty acids, it is necessary that…”
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Algal biofuels in Canada: Status and potential by Scaife, Mark A., Merkx-Jacques, Alexandra, Woodhall, David L., Armenta, Roberto E.

“…The last decade has seen an emergence of biofuels owed in part to social and political acknowledgement that fossil fuels are a finite resource. This is…”
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Nutrient recycling of lipid-extracted waste in the production of an oleaginous thraustochytrid by Lowrey, Joshua, Brooks, Marianne S., Armenta, Roberto E.

“…Improving the economics of microalgae production for the recovery of microbial oil requires a comprehensive exploration of the measures needed to improve…”
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Recycling of lipid-extracted hydrolysate as nitrogen supplementation for production of thraustochytrid biomass by Lowrey, Joshua, Armenta, Roberto E., Brooks, Marianne S.

“…Efficient resource usage is important for cost-effective microalgae production, where the incorporation of waste streams and recycled water into the process…”
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Amino acid profile and enhancement of the enzymatic hydrolysis of fermented shrimp carotenoproteins by Armenta, Roberto E., Guerrero-Legarreta, Isabel

“…Amino acid profiles of carotenoproteins extracted from fermented and non-fermented shrimp waste were analysed. Fermented carotenoproteins were hydrolysed with…”
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Improvement of culture conditions for cell biomass and fatty acid production by marine thraustochytrid F24-2 by Ugalde, Violeta, Armenta, Roberto E., Kermanshahi-pour, Azadeh, Sun, Zhiyong, Berryman, Kevin T., Brooks, Marianne S.

“…Identification of fermentation parameters affecting biomass and total fatty acid (TFA) production by thraustochytrid F24-2 was conducted using a…”
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Sequential recycling of enzymatic lipid-extracted hydrolysate in fermentations with a thraustochytrid by Lowrey, Joshua, Armenta, Roberto E., Brooks, Marianne S.

“…•Nutrient recycling was conducted with Thraustochytrium sp. (T18) in fermentors.•Recycling enzymatic hydrolysate with T18 is possible without drop in…”
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Efficient extraction of canthaxanthin from Escherichia coli by a 2-step process with organic solvents by Scaife, Mark A, Ma, Cynthia A, Armenta, Roberto E

“…Canthaxanthin has a substantial commercial market in aquaculture, poultry production, and cosmetic and nutraceutical industries. Commercial production is…”
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Comparative Analysis of β-Carotene Hydroxylase Genes for Astaxanthin Biosynthesis by Scaife, Mark A, Ma, Cynthia A, Ninlayarn, Thanyanun, Wright, Phillip C, Armenta, Roberto E

“…Astaxanthin (3,3′-dihydroxy-4,4′-diketo-β-carotene) (1) is a carotenoid of significant commercial value due to its superior antioxidant potential, application…”
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Progress toward an Escherichia coli canthaxanthin bioprocess by Scaife, Mark A., Prince, Cynthia A., Norman, Andrew, Armenta, Roberto E.

“…► First reported Escherichia coli based system to produce canthaxanthin via a modified mevalonate independent pathway. ► Overexpression of E. coli chromosomal…”
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Critical Assessment of Various Techniques for the Extraction of Carotenoids and Co-enzyme Q10 from the Thraustochytrid Strain ONC-T18 by Armenta, Roberto E, Burja, Adam, Radianingtyas, Helia, Barrow, Colin J

“…A variety of techniques for extracting carotenoids from the marine Thraustochytrium sp. ONC-T18 was compared. Specifically, the organic solvents acetone, ethyl…”
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Engineering xylose metabolism in thraustochytrid T18 by Merkx-Jacques, Alexandra, Rasmussen, Holly, Muise, Denise M, Benjamin, Jeremy J R, Kottwitz, Haila, Tanner, Kaitlyn, Milway, Michael T, Purdue, Laura M, Scaife, Mark A, Armenta, Roberto E, Woodhall, David L

“…Thraustochytrids are heterotrophic, oleaginous, marine protists with a significant potential for biofuel production. High-value co-products can off-set…”
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