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Table 4 Analysis of lipid profile of heterotrophically cultivated A. protothecoides by gas chromatography

From: Heterotrophic cultivation of Auxenochlorella protothecoides using forest biomass as a feedstock for sustainable biodiesel production

Fatty acids

GSM (C/N, 60)

OPBH (C/N, 60)

OPSH (C/N, 60)

Saturated fatty acid (SFA)

 (C14:0)

0.7

13.7%

0.7

13.51%

0.6

12.8%

 (C16:0)

9.3

9.7

8.9

 (C17:0)

0.22

0.41

0.2

 (C18:0)

2.85

2.7

3.1

Mono unsaturated fatty acid (MUFA)

 (C16:1)

0.26

70.54%

0.22

70.54%

0.22

69.74%

 (C17:1)

0.1

0.17

0

 (C18:1)

70

70

69.5

 (C20:1)

0.18

0.15

0.2

Poly unsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)

 (C18:2)

13.6

15.34%

13.8

15.27%

13.5

15.28%

 (C18:3)

1.74

1.47

1.78

  1. Fatty acids of corresponding FAME profiles obtained after transesterification of lipids extracted from A. protothecoides grown on GSM, OPBH, and OPSH