Microbial production of human milk fat substitute

植物脂肪和油(三酰甘油)是人类营养的重要来源。它们可以占人类饮食中卡路里的很大比例。这些脂肪和油的营养特性取决于它们甘油主干上三个位置上附着的脂肪酸的类型。长期以来，生物技术专家的目标一直是让生物体适应特定用途的“特制”油。这项工作的目的是开发一种新的生产平台，生产一种人体营养专用油。

Vegetable fats and oils (triacylglycerols) are an important source of human nutrition. They can account for a substantial proportion of the calories in the human diet. The nutritional properties of these fats and oils depend on the types of fatty acids that are attached at each of the three positions on their glycerol backbone. It has long been a goal of biotechnologists to adapt organisms to make 'designer' oils that are tailored for specific applications. The aim of this work is to develop a new production platform that produces a speciality oil for human nutrition.