Contact:
French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands
Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research
BGU, Sede-Boqer Campus, 84990, Israel
Telephone: +972-8-6461223
Fax: +972-8-6479434
E-mail: cohen@bgu.ac.il
Born: 1950, Romania.
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Professor, The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, BGU (2002)
Research Interests:
1) Microalgae as sources for chemicals: polyunsaturated fatty acids and pigments
Effect of environmental conditions and nutritional factors on the content of chemicals in algae
Selection of herbicide-resistant PUFA-overproducing algae
Development of extraction and separation methods
2) Plant lipid biochemistry
Biosynthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs)
Enhancement of lipid production in algae and higher plants
3) Induced pigmentation in fish
4) Organic reactions in dry media
5) Design and synthesis of contrast agents for the detection of small lesions in the liver via computed tomography scanning
6) Synthesis of radioactive cardioselective b-antagonists as myocardial imaging agents
Education:
1974-1978 Ph.D. Weizmann Institute of Science, Dept. of Organic Chemistry
Advisor: Prof. Y. Mazur
Thesis: Functionalization of Unactivated Carbon Atoms: Selective Hydroxylation and
Halogenation in Steroids
1970-1973 M.Sc Bar-Ilan University, Dept. of Chemistry
Advisor: Dr. B. Sklarz
Thesis: The Phosphite Deoxygenation of Bridgehead Nitroso Compounds
1966-1970 B.Sc. Bar-Ilan University, Dept. of Chemistry
Awards, Honors and Research Fellowships
Awards and Honors
2005- Incumbent of the Maks and Rochelle Etingin Professorial Chair in Desert Research
1998 Recipient of the Pasternak prize for Agricultural research
1986-97 Incumbent of the Sonnenfeldt Career Development Chair in Desert Researc
Fellowships
2005 Visiting fellowship to the U. of Wageningen, the Netherlands, granted by the ministry of Agriculture, Israel
1999 Visiting fellowship to U. of Almeria, Spain, granted by the Ministry of Science, Israel
1994 Visiting fellowship, Wuhan, China, granted by the Chinese Academy of Science
1993 Visiting fellowship, National Research Council, Florence, Italy, granted by the Israeli Academy for Sciences and Humanities and the Italian National Research Council
1989-90 Research fellowship, US Dept. of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD
Scientific Publications:
Refereed articles and refereed letters in scientific journals
1. Z. Cohen, E. Keinan, Y. Mazur, & T. H. Varkony (1975) Dry ozonation, a method for stereoselective hydroxylation of saturated compounds on silica gel. J. Org. Chem., 40, 2141-2.
2. Z. Cohen, E. Keinan, Y. Mazur, & A. Ullman (1976) Hydroxylation with ozone on silica gel. The synthesis of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. Org. Chem., 41, 2651-2.
3. Y. Mazur, D. Freeman & Z. Cohen (1976) Synthetic approaches to hydroxylated vitamin D derivatives. Israel J. Med. Soc., 12, 1488-9.
4. Y. Mazur, & Z. Cohen (1978) N,N,-dichlorourethane - a selective chlorination reagent: synthesis of corticoids. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 17, 281-2.
5. Z. Cohen & Y. Mazur (1979) Tertiary alcohols from hydrocarbons by ozonation on silica gel: 1-adamantanol. Org. Syn., 59, 196-200.
6. Z. Cohen & Y. Mazur (1979) Dry ozonation of steroids. C-25 Functionalization of cholestane derivatives. J. Org. Chem., 44, 2318-20.
7. Z. Cohen, E. Berman, & Y. Mazur (1979) A convenient method for the synthesis of hydroxyvitamin D3 analogues. Structure determination of tertiary alcohols by carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. J. Org. Chem., 44, 3077-80.
8. R. N. Hanson, M. A. Davis & Z. Cohen (1980) Cardioselective radiolabeled beta andrenergic antagonists as potential myocardial imaging agents. J. Nucl. Med., 21, 55-8.
9. Z. Cohen, S. E. Seltzer & M. A. Davis (1981) Iodinated starch particles: New contrast material for computed tomography of the liver. J. Assisted Tomography, 5, 843-6.
10. A. Vonshak, Z. Cohen & A. Richmond (1985) The feasibility of mass cultivation of Porphyridium. Biomass, 8, 13-25.
11. D. Kaplan, Z. Cohen & A. Abeliovich (1985) Optimal growth conditions for Isochrysis galbana. Biomass, 9, 37-48.
12. A. Vonshak, Z. Cohen & A. Richmond (1986) The potential use of Porphyridium biomass for valuable natural products. Beihefte Nova Hedwigia, 83, 136-.
13. S. Boussiba, A. Vonshak, Z. Cohen, Y. Avissar & A. Richmond (1987) Lipid and biomass production by the halotolerant microalga Nannochloropsis salina. Biomass, 12, 37-47.
14. Z. Cohen, A. Vonshak & A. Richmond (1987) Fatty acid composition in different Spirulina strains and under various environmental conditions. Phytochemistry, 26, 2255-8.
15. Z. Cohen (1987) Production of eicosapentaenoic acid and arachidonic acid by the alga Porphyridium cruentum. J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 64, 1261-2.
16. S. Boussiba, E. Sandbak, Z. Cohen, A. Vonshak, A. Ben Amotz, G. Shelef & A. Richmond (1988) Outdoor cultivation of the marine microalga Isochrysis galbana in open Reactors. Aquaculture, 72, 244-53.
17. Z. Cohen, A. Vonshak, S. Boussiba & A. Richmond (1988) The effect of temperature and cell concentration on fatty acid composition of outdoor cultures of Porphyridium cruentum. In: Algal biotechnology. T. Stadler, J. Mollion, M-C. Verdus, Y. Karamanos, H. Morvan & D. Christiaen, Eds. Elsevier Applied Science, London, pp. 421-9.
18. Z. Cohen, A. Vonshak & A. Richmond (1988) Effect of environmental conditions on fatty acid composition of the red alga Porphyridium cruentum: correlation to growth rate. J. Phycol., 24, 328-32.
19. Z. Cohen & Y. M. Heimer (1990) D6 desaturase inhibition: A novel mode of action of Norflurazon. Plant Phys., 93, 347-9.
20. Z. Cohen (1990) The production potential of eicosapentaenoic acid and arachidonic acid of the red alga Porphyridium cruentum. J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc., 67, 916-20.
21. Z. Cohen & S. Cohen (1991) Preparation of eicosapentaenoic acid concentrate from Porphyridium cruentum. J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc., 68, 16-9.
22. Z. Cohen & A. Vonshak (1991) The fatty acid composition of Spirulina-like cyanobacteria as a tool for chemotaxonomy. Phytochemistry, 30, 205-6.
23. Z. Cohen, S. Didi & Y. M. Heimer (1992) Over-production of g-linolenic and eicosapentaenoic acids by algae. Plant Phys., 98, 569-72.
24. Z. Cohen, H. A. Norman & Y.M. Heimer (1993) Potential use of substituted pyridazinones for selecting polyunsaturated fatty acid overproducing lines of algae. Phytochemistry, 32, 259-64.
25. Z. Cohen, M. Reungjitchachawali, W. Siangdung, & M. Tanticharoen (1993) Production and partial purification of g-linolenic acid and some pigments from Spirulina platensis. J. Appl. Phyc., 5, 109-15.
26. E. Shochat, I. Hermoni, S. Belkin. Z. Cohen & A. Abeliovich (1993) Bromoalkane-degrading Pseudomonas species. App. and Env. Microbiol. 59, 1403-9.
27. Z. Cohen, M. Reungjitchachawali, W. Siangdung, M. Tanticharoen & Y. M. Heimer (1993) Herbicide resistant lines of microalgae: Growth and fatty acid composition. Phytochemistry 34, 973-8.
28. M. Tanticharoen, M. Reungjitchachawali, B. Bunnag, A. Vonshak & Z. Cohen (1994) Optimization of g-linolenic acid (GLA) production in Spirulina platensis. J. Appl. Phycol., 6, 295-300.
29. Z. Cohen (1994) Production of eicosapentaenoic acid by the alga Monodus subterraneus. J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc., 71, 941-5.
30. Z. Cohen, H. A. Norman & Y.M. Heimer (1995) Microalgae as a source of omega-3 fatty acids. World Rev. Nutr. Dietetics, 77, 1-31.
31. Z. Cohen, M.C. Margheri & L. Tomaselli (1995) Chemotaxonomy of cyanobacteria. Phytochemistry 40, 1155-8.
32. L. Fan, A. Vonshak, R. Gabbay, J. Hirshberg, Z. Cohen & S. Boussiba (1995) The biosynthetic pathway of astaxanthin in Haematococcus pluvialis as indicated by diphenylamine. Plant Cell Physiol. 36, 1519-24.
33. D.L. Alonso, C.I. Segura del Castillo, E.M. Grima & Z. Cohen (1996) First insights into improvement of eicosapentaenoic acid content in Phaeodactylum tricornutum (Bacillariophyceae) by induced mutagenesis. J. Phycol. 32, 339-45.
34. M.N. Merzlyak, I. Khozin & Z. Cohen (1996) Spectrophotometric analysis of carotenoids in plant extracts based on elimination of chlorophyll absorption. Phytochem. Anal. 7, 294-9.
35. M.N. Merzlyak, S.I. Pogosyan, L. Lehimena, T.V. Zhigalova, I.F. Khozin & Z. Cohen (1996) Characterization of chlorophyll photooxidation products generated in vitro and during photodamage to the cyanobacterium Anabaena variabilis. Russ. J. Plant Physiol. 43, 186-.
36. I. Khozin & Z. Cohen (1996) Differential response of microalgae to the substituted pyridazinone Sandoz 9785, reveals different pathways in the biosynthesis of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). Phytochemistry 42, 1025-9.
37. S. Watanabe, S. Hirabayashi, Z. Cohen, A. Vonshak & A. Richmond (1996) Parietochloris incisa comb. nov. (Trebouxiouphyceae, Chlorophyta) Phycol. Res. 44, 107-8.
38. D. Shiran, I. Khozin, Y.M. Heimer & Z. Cohen (1996) Biosynthesis of eicosapentaenoic acid in Porphyridium cruentum. I: The use of externally supplied fatty acids. Lipids 31, 1277-82.
39. H. Qiang, H. Zhengyu, Z. Cohen & A. Richmond (1997) Enhancement of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and g-linolenic acid (GLA) production by manipulating cell density in outdoor cultures of Monodus subterraneus (Eustigmatophyte) and Spirulina platensis (Cyanobacterium). Europ. J. Phycol. 32, 81-6.
40. Z. Cohen, D. Shiran, I. Khozin & Y.M. Heimer (1997) Fatty acid unsaturation in the red alga Porphyridium cruentum. Is the methylene interrupted nature of plant polyunsaturated fatty acids an intrinsic property of the desaturases. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1344, 59-64.
41. I. Khozin, D. Adlerstein, C. Bigogno, Y. M. Heimer & Z. Cohen (1997) Elucidation of the biosynthesis of EPA in the microalga Porphyridium cruentum II: Radiolabeling studies. Plant Physiol. 114, 223-30.
42. D. Adlerstein, I. Khozin & Z. Cohen (1997) Effect of environmental conditions on the molecular species composition of galactolipids in the alga Porphyridium cruentum. J. Phycol. 33, 975-9.
43. I. Khozin, C. Bigogno & Z. Cohen (1999) Salicylhydroxamic acid inhibits D6 desaturation in the microalga Porphyridium cruentum. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1439, 384-94.
44. N. Zou, C. Zhang, Z. Cohen & A. Richmond (2000) Production of cell mass and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in ultrahigh cell density cultures of Nannochloropsis sp. (Eustigmatophyceae). Europ. J. Phycol. 35, 127-33.
45. I. Khozin-Goldberg, Z.Y. Hu, D. Adlerstein, S. Didi Cohen, Y.M. Heimer & Z. Cohen (2000) Triacylglycerols of the red microalga Porphyridium cruentum participate in the biosynthesis of eukaryotic galactolipids. Lipids 5, 881-9.
46. Z. Cohen, I. Khozin-Goldberg, D. Adlrestein & C. Bigogno (2000) The role of triacylglycerols as a reservoir of polyunsaturated fatty acids for the rapid production of chloroplastic lipids in certain microalgae. Biochem. Soc. Trans. 28, 740-3.
47. Z. Cheng-Wu, Z. Cohen, I. Khozin-Goldberg & A. Richmond (2002) Characterization of growth and arachidonic acid production of Parietochloris incisa comb. nov (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta). J. Appl. Phycol. 14, 453-60.
48. M. Zhekisheva, S. Boussiba, I. Khozin-Goldberg, A. Zarka & Z. Cohen (2002) Accumulation of oleic acid in Haematococcus pluvialis (chlorophyceae) under nitrogen starvation or high light, is correlated with that of astaxanthin esters. J. Phycol. 38, 325-31.
49. C. Bigogno, I. Khozin-Goldberg, D. Adlerstein & Z. Cohen (2002) Biosynthesis of arachidonic acid in the oleaginous microalga Parietochloris incisa (Chlorophyceae): Radiolabeling studies. Lipids 37, 209-16.
50. C. Bigogno, I. Khozin-Goldberg & Z. Cohen (2002) Accumulation of arachidonic acid and triacylglycerols in the microalga Parietochloris incisa (Chlorophyceae). Phytochemistry 60, 135-43.
51. C. Bigogno, I. Khozin-Goldberg, S. Boussiba, A. Vonshak & Z. Cohen (2002) Lipid and fatty acid composition of the green alga Parietochloris incisa. Phytochemistry 60, 497-503.
52. I. Khozin-Goldberg, S. Didi-Cohen & Z. Cohen (2002) Biosynthesis of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in the fresh water eustigmatophyte Monodus subterraneus. J. Phycol. 38, 745-56.
53. J.G. Liu, Z. Cohen & A. Richmond (2002) Fatty acid profile in a high cell density culture of arachidonic acid-rich Parietochloris incisa (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta) exposed to high PFD. Chi. J. Oceanol. Limnol. 20, 149-56.
54. I. Khozin-Goldberg, C. Bigogno, & Z. Cohen (2002) Nitrogen starvation induced accumulation of arachidonic acid in the freshwater green alga Parietochloris incisa. J. Phycol. 38, 991-4.
55. S. Rozner, J. Eichler, S. Kolusheva, Z. Cohen, W. Dowhan & R. Jelinek (2003) Detection and analysis of membrane interactions by a biomimetic colorimetric lipid/polydiacetylene assay. Anal. Biochem. 319, 96-104.
56. A. Ivanova, I. Khozin-Goldberg, Z. Kamenarska, J. Nechev, Z. Cohen, S. Popov, & K. Stefanov (2003) Lipophylic compounds from Euphorbia peplis L. - a halophytic plant from the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. Z. Naturforsch. 58c: 783-8.
57. B. Aricha, Z. Cohen, I. Khozin-Goldberg, I. Fishov, R. Dagan & N. Porat (2004) Differences in membrane fluidity between phenotypic variants of Streptococcus pneumoniae. J. Bacteriol. 186, 4638-44.
58. M. Zhekisheva, A. Zarka, I. Khozin-Goldberg, Z. Cohen & S. Boussiba (2005) Astaxanthin accumulation in the green alga Haematococcus pluvialis (Chlorophycease) under high light irradiance depends on de novo synthesis of fatty acids. J. Phycol. 41, 819-26.
59. I. Khozin-Goldberg, P. Shrestha & Z. Cohen (2005) Mobilization of arachidonyl moieties from triacylglycerols into chloroplastic lipids following recovery from nitrogen starvation of the microalga Parietochloris incisa. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1738, 63-71.
60. I. Khozin-Goldberg, & Z. Cohen (2006) Effect of phosphate starvation on the lipid and fatty acid composition of the eustigmatophyte Monodus subterraneus and its implication on the biosynthesis of “eukaryotic-like" and “prokaryotic-like" molecular species of galactolipids. Phytochemistry 67, 696-701.
61. I. Khozin-Goldberg, Z. Cohen, M. Pimenta-Leibowitz, J. Nechev, & D. Zilberg (2006) Feeding with arachidonic acid-rich triacylglycerols from the microalga Parietochoris incisa increased recovery of guppies from infection with Tetrahymena sp. Aquaculture 255, 142-50.
62. S. Pesakhov, R. Benisty, N. Sikron, Z. Cohen, I. Khozin-Goldberg, R. Dagan, N. Porat (2007) Effect of hydrogen peroxide production and the fenton reaction on membrane composition of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Biochem. Biophys. Acta - Biomembranes 1768, 590-97.
63. M.N. Merzlyak, O.B. Chivkunova, O.A. Gorelova, I.V. Reshetnikova, A.E. Solovchenko, I. Khozin-Goldberg & Z. Cohen (2007) Effect of nitrogen starvation on optical properties, pigments and arachidonic acid content of the unicellular green alga Parietochloris incisa (trebouxiophyceae) chlorophyta. J. Phycol. 43, 833-43.
64. A.E. Solovchenko, I. Khozin-Goldberg, S. Didi-Cohen, Z. Cohen & M.N. Merzlyak (2008) Effects of light intensity and nitrogen starvation on growth, total fatty acids and arachidonic acid in the green microalga Parietochloris incisa. J. Appl. Phycol. 20, 245-51.
65. A.E. Solovchenko, I. Khozin-Goldberg, S. Didi-Cohen, Z. Cohen & M.N. Merzlyak (2008) Effects of light and nitrogen starvation on the content and composition of carotenoids of the green microalga Parietochloris incisa. Russ. J. Plant Physiol. 53, 455-62.
66. A.E. Solovchenko, M.N. Merzlyak, O.B. Chivkunova, I.V. Reshetnikova, I. Khozin-Goldberg, S. Didi-Cohen & Z. Cohen (2008) Effects of illumination and nitrogen starvation on accumulation of arachidonic acid by the microalga Parietochloris incisa. Moscow Univ. Biol. Sci. Bull. 63, 44-8.
67. C. Ratledge, Z. Cohen (2008) Microbial and algal oils: do they have a future for biodiesel or as commodity oils? Lipid Technol. 20, 155-60.
68. A.E., Solovchenko, I. Khozin-Goldberg, Z. Cohen & M.N. Merzlyak (2009) Carotenoid-to-chlorophyll ratio as a proxy for assay of total fatty acids and arachidonic acid content in the green microalga Parietochloris incisa. J. Appl. Phycol. 20, 361-6.
69. U. Iskandarov, I. Khozin-Goldberg, R. Ofir & Z. Cohen (2009) Cloning and characterization of the ∆6 polyunsaturated fatty acid elongase from the green microalga Parietochloris incisa. Lipids 44, 545-54.
70. A. Dagar, D. Zilberg, Z. Cohen, S. Boussiba & I. Khozin-Goldberg (2009) Short-term dietary supplementation with the microalga Parietochloris incisa enhances stress resistance in guppies Poecilia reticulata. Aquacult. Res. (in press).
71. A. Solovchenko, M. Merzlyak, I. Khozin-Goldberg, Z. Cohen, & S. Boussiba (2009) Coordinated carotenoid and lipid syntheses induced in Parietochloris incisa (chlorophyta, trebouxiophyceae) mutant deficient in D5 desaturase by nitrogen starvation and high light. J. Phycol. (in press).
72. Iskandarov U, Khozin-Goldberg I, Cohen Z. Identification and Characterization of D12, D6, and D5 Desaturases from the Green Microalga Parietochloris incise. Lipids 45: 519-530.
73. Solovchenko A, Khozin-Goldberg I, Cohen Z, Boussiba S, Merzlyak M. (2010) Coordinated carotenoid and lipid syntheses induced in Parietochloris incise (Chlorophyta, Trebouxiophyceae) mutant deficient in ?5 desaturase by nitrogen starvation and high light. J. Phycol. 46: 763-772.
74. Dagar A, Zilberg D, Cohen Z, Boussiba S, Khozin-Goldberg I. (2010) Short-term dietary supplementation with the microalga Parietochloris incise induces stress resistance in guppies (Poecilia reticulata). Aquaculture Research, 2010, 41:267-277.
75. Pal D, Khozin-Goldberg I, Cohen Z, Boussiba S. (2011) The effect of light, salinity and nitrogen availability on lipid production by Nannochloropsis sp. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 90: 1429–1441
76. Iskandarov U, Khozin-Goldberg I, Cohen Z. (2011) LC-PUFA-rich photosynthetic microalgae: occurrence, biosynthesis and biotechnological perspectives. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3441-x Online First
77. Khozin-Goldberg I, Cohen Z.(2011) Unravelling algal lipid metabolism: recent advances in gene identification. BIOCHIMIE 93: 91-100
Chapters in collective volumes - Conference proceedings
1. Z. Cohen (1985) Products from microalgae. In: Handbook for Algal Mass Culture, A. Richmond ed. (1985) CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. p. 421-54.
2. Z. Cohen, A. Vonshak & A. Richmond (1986) Light and temperature effects on the fatty acids of Porphyridium cruentum. In: The metabolism, Structure and Function of plant lipids, P.K. Stumpf, J.B. Mudd & W.D. Ness, Eds, Plenum press, NY, p. 641-643.
3. Z. Cohen (1988) Production of eicosapentaenoic and arachidonic acid by the red alga Porphyridium cruentum. In: Proceedings of the World Conference on Biotechnology for the Fats and Oils Industry, T.H. Applewhite ed., American Oil Chemists' Society, Champaign IL, p. 285-7.
4. A. Golan-Goldhirsh, Y. M. Heimer, Z. Cohen & S.H. Lips. (1988) Pistachio nut production in the Negev. In: Advances in Desert Arid Land Technology and Development, Vol. 5, Harwood Academic Publishers, New York.
5. Z. Cohen & Y.M. Heimer (1990) Linoleic acid desaturase inhibitors as tools for selection of GLA over-producing cell lines. In: Plant Lipid Biochemistry, Structure and Utilization. P.J. Quinn & J.L. Harwood Eds, Portland Press Limited London, p. 414-7.
6. Z. Cohen & Y. M. Heimer (1992) Production of polyunsaturated fatty acids (EPA, ARA and GLA) by the microalgae Porphyridium and Spirulina. In: Industrial application of single cell oil. D. J. Kyle & C. Ratledge Eds, American Oil Chemists' Society, Champaign IL, pp 243-73.
7. Z. Cohen, I. Khozin, D. Shiran, H.A. Norman & P. Pillai (1995) In vivo and in vitro inhhibition of fatty acid desaturation by the antibiotic cerulenin. In: Plant Lipid Metabolism. J.C. Kader & P. Mazliak Eds., Kluwer Academic Publishers, p. 462-4.
8. Z. Cohen (1996) The chemicals of Spirulina. In: Spirulina platensis (Arthrospira), Physiology, Cell biology and Biotechnology, A. Vonshak Ed. Taylor and Francis, London, pp. 175-204.
9. I. Khozin, H. Zheng Yu, D. Adlerstein, C. Bigogno & Z. Cohen (1997) Triacylglycerols participate in the eukaryotic pathway of PUFAs biosynthesis in the red microalga Porphyridium cruentum. In: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant Lipids. J.P. Williams, U.K. Mobashsher, and W.L. Nora Eds., Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, pp. 90-2.
10. I. Khozin, D. Adlerstein, C. Bigogno & Z. Cohen (1997) Elucidation of the biosynthesis of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in the microalga Porphyridium cruentum. In: J.P. Williams, U.K. Mobashsher, and W.L. Nora, Eds., Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant Lipids. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, pp. 93-5.
11. D. Adlerstein, I. Khozin, C. Bigogno & Z. Cohen (1997) Effect of environmental conditions on the molecular species composition of galactolipids in the alga Porphyridium cruentum. In: J.P. Williams, U.K. Mobashsher, and W.L. Nora, Eds, Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant Lipids. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, pp. 218-20.
12. Z. Cohen (1999) Production of polyunsaturated fatty acids by the microalga Porphyridium cruentum. In: Z. Cohen Ed., Production of chemicals by microalgae. Taylor and Francis, London, pp. 1-24.
13. Z. Cohen (1999) EPA production potential of Monodus. In: Z. Cohen Ed., Production of chemicals by microalgae. Taylor and Francis, London, pp. 25-40.
14. P. Shrestha, I. Khozin-Goldberg & Z. Cohen (2003) Reutilization of arachidonyl moieties of triacylglycerols in the microalga Parietochloris incisa following recovery from nitrogen starvation. In: N. Murata, M. Yamada, I. Nishida, H. Okuyama, J. Sekya and H, Wada (eds.) Advanced Research on Plant Lipids. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, pp.159-62.
15. C. Ratledge, H. Streekstra, Z. Cohen & J. Fichtali (2004) Processing aspects of single cell oils. In: N.T. Dunford and H.B. Dunford, (eds.) Nutritionally enhanced edible oil processing', American Oil Chemists' Society, Champaign IL, pp. 279-98.
16. Z. Cohen & I. Khozin-Goldberg (2005) Searching for PUFA-rich microalgae. In: Z. Cohen & C. Ratledge (eds.) Single Cell Oils, American Oil Chemists' Society, Champaign IL, pp. 53-72.
17. C. Ratledge, H. Streekstra, Z. Cohen & J. Fichtali (2005) Down-stream processing, extraction and purification of single cell oils. In: Z. Cohen & C. Ratledge (eds.) Single Cell Oils, American Oil Chemists' Society, Champaign IL, pp. 202-19.
18. Z. Cohen & I. Khozin-Goldberg (2010) Searching for photosynthetic PUFA-rich microalgae. In: Z. Cohen & C. Ratledge (eds.) Single Cell Oils, American Oil Chemists' Society, Champaign IL, (in press).
