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Table 6 Fatty acid composition in S. elongatus expressing the empty vector pSyn6 or CzFAD4

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 (%)

pSyn6

CzFAD4

C16:0

38.9 ± 3.0

32.8 ± 2.7

C16:1Δ9

48.3 ± 2.6

39.9 ± 1.8

C16:1Δ3t

–

7.7 ± 1.2

C16:2Δ3,9

–

3.7 ± 0.7

C18:0

1.7 ± 0.3

2.7 ± 0.3

C18:1Δ9

3.1 ± 0.4

3.5 ± 0.7

C18:1Δ11

8.1 ± 0.9

9.6 ± 0.8

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