SQUALENE – NATURAL RESOURCES AND
APPLICATIONS
IOANA POPA1, NARCISA ELENA BĂBEANU2*, SULTANA NIȚĂ3,
OVIDIU POPA4
1PhD student at Faculty of Biotechnologies, University of Agricultural
Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Bucharest
2PhD, Professor, Faculty of Biotechnologies, University of Agricultural
Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Bucharest
3PhD, Head of Analytical Department at National Institute for Chemical
Pharmaceutical Research and Development
4PhD, Professor at Faculty of Biotechnologies, University of Agricultural
Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Bucharest
* corresponding author: narcisa.babeanu@gmail.com
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Abstract:

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.

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