Long chain polyunsaturated
fatty acids (LCPUFA), also called vitamin F, are important
nutrients .
Although GLA production by filamentous Mortierella sp. has been
reported , evening primrose oil is currently
the major commercial source of GLA. In Japan, Mortierella isabellina is used as the SCO producer
and GLA-containing SCO is used as food additives in beverages
and candies and in the form of tablets as a functional food
supplement.