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Table 6 Main fatty acid composition of the lipids produced by Y. lipolytica under different culture conditions

From: Oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica culture with synthetic and food waste-derived volatile fatty acids for lipid production

Culture condition

Carbon source

Relative fatty acid content (%)

C16:0

C16:1

C18:0

C18:1

C18:2

C18:3

Unsaturated

Total

28 °C, 180 rpm, initial pH 6.0

Acetic acid

13.3

3.9

10.5

43.6

21.6

2.3

75.0

95.2

Propionic acid

15.2

7.1

12.7

35.2

20.6

1.9

69.9

92.7

Butyric acid

14.9

5.2

16.6

33.5

19.9

1.2

65.5

91.3

FW-derived VFA

20.5

4.3

18.7

34.1

7.6

0.8

46.8

86.0

38 °C, 180 rpm, initial pH 6.0

Acetic acid

21.7

5.5

19.0

24.6

14.2

N.D.

52.1

85.0

Propionic acid

23.0

10.8

23.6

19.0

11.3

N.D.

46.9

87.7

Butyric acid

20.5

9.3

25.2

15.9

11.6

N.D.

44.6

82.5

FW-derived VFA

28.8

3.5

22.0

23.4

2.7

N.D.

29.6

80.4

28 °C, 180 rpm, pH uncontrolled

Acetic acid

17.9

5.6

13.0

37.5

17.9

0.6

66.6

92.5

Propionic acid

20.0

9.7

16.4

30.2

14.1

N.D.

59.7

90.4

Butyric acid

18.8

8.4

22.6

23.5

15.6

N.D.

53.4

88.9

FW-derived VFA

18.9

4.2

18.3

30.9

5.5

N.D.

40.6

77.8