Physicochemical Properties of Single Cell Oil Extracted from Oleaginous Yeasts

The study aimed at extracting single cell oil (SCO) from some oleaginous yeasts living on wheat straw and sugarcane molasses media to determine physicochemical properties of the produced for further assessment as edible oil. Thirty samples were isolated according different methods based source isolates. effectiveness yeast produce was studied, when grown two types (detoxified liquid hydrolysate (DLH) non-detoxified (NDLH)), molasse media. Single extracted by hexane. Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pichia guilliermondii used SCO. SCO in significantly (P≤0.05) higher than that DLH gave productivity NDLH straw. Generally, S. (84 %), compared P. (52 %).The results indicated most found be within recommended limit common reported, except iron content; it ranged 21 24 mg/kg, which 4-5 times more permissible level Codex Alimentarius Commission. In addition, contained omega-3 fatty acids such eicosapentaenoic docosahexaenoic are not vegetable Also unsaturated acid profile oils. good characteristics make safe a promising potential raw material production result this suggests isolation order