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Table 5 Fatty acid composition of Chlamydomonas sp. JSC4

From: Dynamic metabolic profiling of the marine microalga Chlamydomonas sp. JSC4 and enhancing its oil production by optimizing light intensity

 

Chlamydomonas sp. JSC4 FA composition

 

150 μmol m −2  s −1

300 μmol m −2  s −1

500 μmol m −2  s −1

Palmitic acid (C16:0)

27.3 ± 0.4

28.5 ± 0.6

29.5 ± 0.5

Palmitoleic acid (C16:1)

2.0 ± 0.2

2.5 ± 0.1

3.1 ± 0.2

Stearic acid (C18:0)

14.0 ± 0.3

14.9 ± 0.5

15.4 ± 0.3

Oleic acid (C18:1)

22.0 ± 0.1

22.9 ± 0.4

24.5 ± 0.9

Linoleic acid (C18:2)

18.7 ± 0.2

18.5 ± 0.3

15.5 ± 0.3

Linolenic acid (C18:3)

5.9 ± 0.1

5.1 ± 0.1

4.9 ± 0.2

Saturated fatty acid

41.9 ± 0.5

43.4 ± 0.9

44.9 ± 0.7

Monounsaturated fatty acid

24.0 ± 0.2

25.4 ± 0.4

27.6 ± 0.9

Polyunsaturated fatty acid

24.6 ± 0.2

23.6 ± 0.4

20.4 ± 0.4

C16 and C18 groups

90.0 ± 1.4

92.3 ± 1.8

92.5 ± 2.1

Lipid content (%)

48.5 ± 0.8

53.1 ± 1.3

48.9 ± 2.8

  1. Chlamydomonas sp. JSC4 cultured for 5 days under nitrogen depleted conditions and different light intensities. Values are the mean ± standard deviation of three replicated experiments (CO2 aeration = 2.0%; CO2 flow rate = 0.1 vvm.).