Author:Jacobs, A; Botha, A; Van Zyl, WHDate:Feb 2010The processing of cereals as agricultural crops or biofuels generates millions of tons of byproducts annually. The South African beer brewing industry alone produces approximately 520 000 tons of brewers’ spent grain per year. These residues ...Read more
Author:Jacobs, A; Du Plessis, LM; Nxumalo, N; Combrink, ADate:Feb 2006There is a growing interest in sources alternative to fish oil of long- chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), particularly the ω-3 PUFAs such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). The current study aims to produce ω- 3 PUFAs, by solid- state ...Read more
Author:Jacobs, A; Van Zyl, WH; Botha, ADate:2009Brewers’ spent grain (BSG) was evaluated as substrate for the production of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) by solid state fermentation with 29 fungal strains representing different Mortierella species. The effect of a 10% (w/w) linseed oil (LSO) ...Read more
Author:Jacobs, A; Botha, A; Van Zyl, WH; Reddy, JKDate:May 2010Long chain omega-3 fatty acids such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) are essential for the regulation of critical biological functions in humans and other mammals. EPA production via solid state fermentation of sunflower press cake was investigated ...Read more