Improvement of Medium Chain Fatty Acid Content and Antimicrobial Activity of Coconut Oil via Solid-State Fermentation Using a Malaysian Geotrichum candidum.

Coconut oil is a rich source of beneficial medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) particularly lauric acid. In this study, the oil was modified into a value-added product using direct modification of substrate through fermentation (DIMOSFER) method. A coconut-based and coconut-oil-added solid-state cultiv...

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Published in:BioMed Research International Vol. 2013; pp. 954542 - 954543
Main Authors: Khoramnia, Anahita, Ebrahimpour, Afshin, Ghanbari, Raheleh, Ajdari, Zahra, Lai, Oi-Ming
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2013
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