INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES APPLIQUEES DE TOULOUSE;CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE;INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE;FIDOP (FONDS DE DEVELOPPEMENT DES FILIERES DES OLEAGINE
Disclosed is a method for synthesis of fatty acids by culturing a eukaryotic microorganism from the fungi kingdom, that is naturally oleaginous or rendered oleaginous. The culture is performed in the presence a fatty acid synthase inhibitor in the culture medium.