Research progress on the source and bioactivity of squalene
Squalene is a terpenoid compound containing six isoprene compounds,widely present in animals,plants,and microorganisms.It is widely used in fields such as medicine,food,and animal husbandry due to its biological activities such as anti-tumor,antioxidant,anti-inflammatory,and lipid metabolism regulation.The article reviews the research progress on the sources,biological activities,and applications of squalene in fields such as medicine,food,and animal husbandry in recent years,and looks forward to the broad pros-pects of using biotechnology to develop and produce non animal squalene for the research and development of squalene.