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The Scientific World Journal
Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 173574, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/173574
Research Article

Strategic Feeding of Ammonium and Metal Ions for Enhanced GLA-Rich Lipid Accumulation in Cunninghamella bainieri 2A1

Shuwahida Shuib,1 Wan Nazatul Naziah Wan Nawi,1 Ekhlass M. Taha,1 Othman Omar,1 Abdul Jalil Abdul Kader,2 Mohd Sahaid Kalil,3 and Aidil Abdul Hamid1

1School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
2Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Bandar Baru Nilai, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
3Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

Received 13 February 2014; Revised 2 May 2014; Accepted 2 May 2014; Published 3 June 2014

Academic Editor: João B. T. Rocha

Copyright © 2014 Shuwahida Shuib et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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