Highlights•PUFAs are applied worldwide in superfoods, aquafeed and pharmaceuticals.•
Climate warming and declining fishery cause a severe supply and demand gap.•The PUFAs …

In recent years, a variety of genetic tools have been developed and applied to various
filamentous fungi, which are widely applied in agriculture and the food industry. However …

The discovery of non-fish sources of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) is of great
biotechnological importance. Although various oleaginous microalgae and fungi are able of …

Microbes have gained a lot of attention for their potential in producing polyunsaturated fatty
acids (PUFAs). PUFAs are gaining scientific interest due to their important health-promoting …

Oleaginous fungi (including fungus-like protists) are attractive in lipid production due to their
short growth cycle, large biomass and high yield of lipids. Some typical oleaginous fungi …

Omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω6-PUFAs), such as γ-linolenic acid (GLA), dihomo-γ-
linolenic acid (DGLA) and arachidonic acid (ARA), are indispensable nutrients for human …

Filamentous fungi serve as potential candidates in the production of different value-added
products. In the context of food, there are several advantages of using filamentous fungi for …

Microbial oils have gained massive attention because of their significant role in industrial
applications. Currently plants and animals are the chief sources of medically and …

Microbial lipids, also known as single-cell oils (SCOs), are highly attractive feedstocks for
biodiesel production due to their fast production rates, minimal labor requirements …

Malate as an important intermediate metabolite, its subcellular location, and concentration
have a significant impact on fungal lipid metabolism. Previous studies showed that the …