Dag Ekeberg

Prof. Dag Ekeberg

Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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Academic Career Length

36Years (1991-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 June 2007 in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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KAKjersti Aaby
Kjersti Aaby
RWRonald E. Wrolstad
Ronald E. Wrolstad
Dag EkebergDag Ekeberg
Dag Ekeberg
GSGrete Skrede
Grete Skrede

1 March 2006 in Journal of Chromatography A
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Dag EkebergDag Ekeberg
Dag Ekeberg
PFPer-Otto Flæte
Per-Otto Flæte
MEMorten Eikenes
Morten Eikenes
MFMonica Fongen
Monica Fongen
CNCarl Fredrik Naess-Andresen
Carl Fredrik Naess-Andresen

14 March 2018 in Biotechnology for Biofuels
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GKGergely Kosa
Gergely Kosa
BZBoris Zimmermann
Boris Zimmermann
AKAchim Kohler
Achim Kohler
Dag EkebergDag Ekeberg
Dag Ekeberg
NANils Kristian Afseth
Nils Kristian Afseth
VSVolha Shapaval
Volha Shapaval
Mucoromycota fungi are important producers of low- and high-value lipids. Mortierella alpina is used for arachidonic acid production at industrial scale. In addition, oleaginous Mucoromycota fungi are promising candidates for biodiesel production. A critical step in the development of such biotechnological applications is the selection of suitable strains for lipid production. The aim of the present study was to use the Duetz-microtiter plate system combined with Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy for high-throughput screening of the potential of 100 Mucoromycota strains to produce low- and high-value lipids. With this reproducible, high-throughput method, we found several promising strains for high-value omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) and biodiesel production purposes. Gamma-linolenic acid content was the highest in Mucor fragilis UBOCC-A-109196 (24.5% of total fatty acids), and Cunninghamella echinulata VKM F-470 (24.0%). For the first time, we observed concomitant gamma-linolenic acid and alpha-linolenic acid (up to 13.0%) production in psychrophilic Mucor flavus strains. Arachidonic acid was present the highest amount in M. alpina ATCC 32222 (41.1% of total fatty acids). Low cultivation temperature (15 °C) activated the temperature sensitive ∆17 desaturase enzyme in Mortierella spp., resulting in eicosapentaenoic acid production with up to 11.0% of total fatty acids in M. humilis VKM F-1494. Cunninghamella blakesleeana CCM-705, Umbelopsis vinacea CCM F-539 and UBOCC-A-101347 showed very good growth (23–26 g/L) and lipid production (7.0–8.3 g/L) with high palmitic and oleic acid, and low PUFA content, which makes them attractive candidates for biodiesel production. Absidia glauca CCM 451 had the highest total lipid content (47.2% of biomass) of all tested strains. We also demonstrated the potential of FTIR spectroscopy for high-throughput screening of total lipid content of oleaginous fungi. The use of Duetz-microtiter plate system combined with FTIR spectroscopy and multivariate analysis, is a feasible approach for high-throughput screening of lipid production in Mucoromycota fungi. Several promising strains have been identified by this method for the production of high-value PUFA and biodiesel.

1 February 2012 in Journal of Chromatography B
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ESE.N. Sauve
E.N. Sauve
MLM. Langødegård
M. Langødegård
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Dag Ekeberg
ÅØÅ.M.L. Øiestad
Å.M.L. Øiestad