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SQUALENE – NATURAL RESOURCES AND APPLICATIONS

IOANA POPA1, NARCISA ELENA BĂBEANU2*, SULTANA NIȚĂ3, OVIDIU POPA4

1.PhD student at Faculty of Biotechnologies, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Bucharest
2 .PhD, Professor, Faculty of Biotechnologies, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Bucharest
3 .PhD, Head of Analytical Department at National Institute for Chemical Pharmaceutical Research and Development
4 .PhD, Professor at Faculty of Biotechnologies, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Bucharest

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Squalene is a natural dehydrotriterpenic hydrocarbon (C30H50) with six double bonds, an intermediate for the biosynthesis of phytosterol/cholesterol in plants/animals and humans, widespread in animal and vegetal kingdom. We have reviewed the most important natural resources for the purified squalene separation. Because of its unique properties, squalene has multiple applications in different fields of human activity and the most significant are presented.