Palmitic Acid

Palmitic Acid

Category
Cosmetics and Personal Care, Food and Agriculture

Origins:

Saturated fatty acid in animals, plants, and microorganisms; predominant dietary saturated fatty acid; synthesized via de novo lipogenesis (Annevelink et al., 2023; Smith and Bazinet, 2024; Yu et al., 2020).

Key Features:

Supports membrane phospholipids, provides energy, regulates protein stability; critical for infant development (Smith and Bazinet, 2024; Innis, 2016). Predominant dietary saturated fatty acid; important in brain function.

Sustainability:

Use of palm oil residues (PFAD) aims to reduce waste; environmental impact of palm oil production is a concern (Pramana et al., 2024; Annevelink et al., 2023).

bio:drive - intelligent microbe design

Here’s what bio:drive says about Palmitic Acid:

  • Viable pathways recommended / (generated) 1 / (1,122)
  • Median pathway length 6 biochemical reactions
  • Max free energy change 67.2 KJ.mol-1
  • Max theoretical yield 26.1 %
  • Predicted pathway bottlenecks 1 reactions
  • Enzyme variants recommended / (generated) 5 / (74)
  • Predicted enzyme reactivity improvement 1.2x
  • Predicted host microbe bottlenecks 5 genetic edits
  • Predicted host microbe flux improvement 5x
  • Continuous fermentation enabled
  • Number of microbe versions designed for grow:bot build 663,552,000
  • Overall potential improvement with bio:drive 3x
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