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Table 1 Fatty acid composition in S. cerevisiae expressing the empty vector pYES2, CzFAD2, CzFAD6A, or CzFAD6B

From: Characterization of fatty acid desaturases reveals stress-induced synthesis of C18 unsaturated fatty acids enriched in triacylglycerol in the oleaginous alga Chromochloris zofingiensis

Fatty acids (%)

pYES2

CzFAD2

CzFAD6A

CzFAD6B

C16:0

21.8 ± 0.8

21.8 ± 1.1

21.8 ± 1.7

22.1 ± 2.0

C16:1Δ9

36.3 ± 1.5

31.4 ± 1.5

36.1 ± 0.9

37.2 ± 2.1

C16:2Δ9,12

–

5.47 ± 0.52

–

–

C18:0

13.8 ± 0.9

13.9 ± 1.2

13.5 ± 1.5

14.1 ± 1.9

C18:1Δ9

28.0 ± 1.9

13.7 ± 1.5

27.3 ± 2.1

26.6 ± 1.6

C18:2Δ9,12

–

13.7 ± 0.8

1.3 ± 0.1

–

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