SLO is commercially produced from several species of deep sea sharks' livers. SLO is a major natural source of squalene, a natural organic compound, and alkylglycerol's, compounds that may fight cancer. Shark liver oil (SLO) is obtained from several species of sharks, including the deep sea shark (Centrophorus squamosus), the dogfish shark (Squalus acanthias), and the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus).
