Extraction, fractionation, nanoparticles formulation, and antimicrobial activity of lipids from black soldier fly larvae
| dc.contributor.advisor | Petrik, Leslie F. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Omores, Raissa Andong | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-18T08:56:30Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-13T12:40:35Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-05-13T12:40:35Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description | Philosophiae Doctor - PhD | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) known as the black soldier fly (BSF) is an efficient ecological organic waste decomposer. Its larvae grow through six larval instars on a variety of decomposing organic substrates inhabited by a variety of microorganisms, including pathogenic ones. Survival in these environments requires a good functioning immune system to protect them from pathogen invasion, hence it can be expected that the BSF larvae possess antimicrobial substances. BSF larvae farming has recently gained popularity as a new source of protein and lipid. The lipid is highly sourced due to its applications in a variety of areas which span across food and pharmaceutical industries. Different extraction methods have been used to extract lipid from different sources. | en_US |
| dc.description.embargo | 2023 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10566/14705 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.rights.holder | University of Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.subject | Nanoparticles | en_US |
| dc.subject | Lipids | en_US |
| dc.subject | Black soldier fly larvae | en_US |
| dc.subject | Fatty acids | en_US |
| dc.subject | Triglycerides | en_US |
| dc.title | Extraction, fractionation, nanoparticles formulation, and antimicrobial activity of lipids from black soldier fly larvae | en_US |