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Biodegradation of oils, fats and fatty acids

  • Ratledge C
Springer Netherlands, (1994), 89-141
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-1687-9_4
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Abstract

Oils and fats, being naturally produced materials found in all living cells, are readily broken down both in situ as well as when in the environment. World production of oils and fats is currently over 70 millions tonnes/year (Gunstone 1989) and is predicted to rise...

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Ratledge, C. (1994). Biodegradation of oils, fats and fatty acids. In Biochemistry of microbial degradation (pp. 89–141). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1687-9_4

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