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Amirhosein Mohammadi, Hamed Abedini,
Volume 11, Issue 2 (6-2020)
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In this study, the effect of red and blue illumination on continuous culture of two different species of microalgae and cynicocytosis was studied. Comparison of blue and red lights in the cyanobacteria, Synechocystis sp. PCC6803, showed that this specie grows very fast under red light illumination, but it has very slow growth rate under blue light exposure. In spite of huge difference in growth rate, the lipid content and the fatty acid composition of Synechocystis was approximately the same for red and blue light illumination. For microalgae, Chlorella Sorokiniana, the blue light resulted to slightly higher growth rate than the red light. The C18:3 unsaturated fatty acid content was significantly higher for red light illumination compare to blue light illumination. Overall, considering the lower energy requirement for illumination of red, this light is more efficient than blue light for cultivation of Chlorella Sorokiniana.

Volume 13, Issue 60 (0-0)
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Microbial oil has lots of similarity to the plant’s oil; the only difference between them is that microbial oil is rich in unsaturated fatty acids. This oil can be used in pharmaceutical industry for technical purposes or as edible oil in food industry. The purpose of this study was to increase lipid production and the amount of unsaturated fatty acids in oleaginous yeasts by mutagenesis. In this study, optimization of lipid production in the yeast ,Yarrowia lipolytica, was done using ultraviolet random mutation and screening was done with the inhibitory effect of cerulenin on lipid synthesis. Mutants that had normal growth in the presence of cerulenin were selected as superior strains for further investigations. Lipid production in mutants and wild strains were compared after incubation period. Then, the mutant with significant increase in lipid production was selected. The best mutant had increasing of 50% and 30% in lipid production and growth yield, respectively. Also, Linoleic acid was increased after mutation. The composition of fatty acids in the lipid profile of the evaluated yeast did not change a lot after mutation. Of course, unsaturated fatty acids were increased, so this technique was very effective to improve lipid production. Cerulenin used as an effective screening technique in this study and paved the way for the isolation of superior mutants.

Volume 19, Issue 133 (2-2023)
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Camelina oil contains large amounts of unsaturated fatty acids and phenolic compounds, which affect the amount of blood factors such as blood lipids. The presence of these compounds reduces the deposition of fat in the veins and reduces the mutagenicity and carcinogenicity of factors such as benzopyrene. The aim of this research is to evaluate the safety and effect of camellia oil as an edible oil on the growth, tissue and blood factors of Wistar rats in order to investigate its use in human nutrition. During this period (90 days), 40 male Wistar rats in 4 groups were administered Camelina oil with doses of 0.1, 1 and 10 ml daily compared to the control group, in blood and biochemical parameters such as lipid factors. Blood, ALT, AST, ALP and white and red blood cells were evaluated. In ALT, Cr, LDL, total cholesterol, WBC, PDW and RBC factors, no significant difference was observed between the groups and the control group. But the reduction of urea, TG, AST, RDW, MCHC occurred in different groups compared to the control group, and this reduction was associated with a significant difference. A significant difference was observed in blood glucose level in two groups with 1 and 10 ml diet. Also, the exposure of this oil to the studied doses did not cause any pathological and clinical effects in the studied animals compared to the control group animals in a period of three months. Also, the results of this study showed that due to the high amount of unsaturated fatty acids (linolenic acid and linoleic acid), tocopherol and other antioxidants, camellia oil can be effective in increasing the immunity of the cellular level of the body and human health.
 

Volume 21, Issue 146 (3-2024)
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Light energy, especially in combination with oxygen by producing singlet oxygen (1O2), can react with the double bonds of unsaturated fatty acids and reduce the quality of food and fats. In this study, the effect of singlet oxygen on photooxidation of fatty acids was investigated. The generation of singlet oxygen and peroxide products in the presence of meso-tetraphenylporphyrin (H2TPP) as a photocatalyst and light was proved by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H NMR), visible-ultraviolet spectroscopy (UV-Vis) and iodometric titration. The rate of fatty acid peroxidation determined immediately after photooxidation using meq/kg unit. Effect of hydroalcoholic extracts of Urtica dioica (L.) leaf and Alcea setosa (L.) flower was compared with synthetic antioxidants and well-known singlet oxygen scavengers. The antioxidant activities of these plants showed that hydroethanolic extracts of Urtica dioica (L.) leaf and Alcea setosa (L.) flower, respectively diminished conversion of oleic acid to peroxide products 79.45 and 81.05% after 120 minutes photooxidation. While these value for vitamin E (as a fat-soluble chemical antioxidant), sodium azide (as a very strong inhibitor of singlet oxygen) and dimethyl sulfoxide (as a strong solvent in reducing the lifetime of singlet oxygen) were 83.83%, 91.65% and 93.25%, respectively. Also, the hydroalcoholic extracts of Urtica dioica (L) leafAlcea setosa (L) reduced the conversion of linoleic acid (as a oxidizable fatty acid with high degree of unsaturation) to peroxide products by 56.43 and 59.06%, respectively. These results declare high antioxidant efficiency of Urtica dioica (L) leaf and Alcea setosa (L), in preventing of photooxidation of fatty acids. In this study, the effects of solvent, photocatalyst, light and oxygen in fatty acid photooxidation were also investigated.


Volume 21, Issue 149 (6-2024)
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Russian olive is one of plants belonging to the Elaeagnacea family. The aim of this study was investigating the diversity of fatty acids in seeds of some populations of Russian olive. Soxhlet apparatus was used to extract oil and chromatography was used to identify the compounds of fatty acids. The lowest and highest percentage of oil was seen in the populations of Shahrekord, Naein 1 and Semirom, respectively. The observed saturated fatty acids were myristic, palmitic, stearic, arachidonic, behenic and lignoceric acid. The highest percentage of saturated fatty acids was found in the population of Shahrekord (31.32±0.2) and the lowest percentage was seen in the sample of Semirom (2.70±0.15) without significant differences with the samples of Mimeh, Kohiaye, Naein 1 and 2, and Zarrin-shahr. The observed unsaturated fatty acids were pentadecanoic acid, palmthiolic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, and linolenic acid. The population of Habibabad 1 (57.54±1.60) and Farokhshahr (55.41±1.60) have the highest percentage of monounsaturated fatty acids and Mimeh population (28.30±2.00) has the lowest percentage of monounsaturated fatty acids. Shahrekord population had the lowest percentage of polyunsaturated fatty acids. In clustering and at a distance of 25, the population of Shahrekord was separated from other populations and placed in a separate cluster. It seems that the difference between the percentages of oil has caused Shahrekord population to be placed in a separate cluster. At distance 25, the population of Shahrekord was separated from other populations and placed in a separate cluster, and at distance 5, three clusters could be separated, which can be discussed based on the diversity and composition of fatty acids. The results of this study revealed that there are noticeable variations in terms of oil percent and fatty acids composition in Russian olive in studied region which can be used in special purpose.
 

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