| Literature DB >> 17197149 |
M C Verkerk1, J Tramper, J C M van Trijp, D E Martens.
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There is a need for novel protein sources. Insects are a possible interesting source of protein. They are nutritious in terms of protein (40-75 g/100g dry weight) and minerals. Insect protein is of high quality and has a high digestibility (77-98%) and concentration of essential amino acids (46-96% of the nutritional profile). Also insect cells may be a promising novel source of protein. Choice of cell line, growth conditions and use of the baculovirus expression system opens up possibilities to engineer the nutritional value of the biomass. The technological limits as well as consumer acceptance of insect cell based food remains to be investigated.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 17197149 DOI： 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2006.11.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biotechnol Adv ISSN： 0734-9750 Impact factor: 14.227