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Table 2 Total fatty acid composition in wild-type (WT) and Cr-mgd1 under nitrogen starvation

From: Inhibition of monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthesis by down-regulation of MGD1 leads to membrane lipid remodeling and enhanced triacylglycerol biosynthesis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Fatty acid (% weight)

ML–NS

HL–NS

 

WT

M77

M79

WT

M77

M79

SFAs

30.90 ± 0.47

33.18 ± 0.19

32.41 ± 0.79

33.09 ± 0.17

36.82 ± 0.02

36.29 ± 0.18

MUFAs

11.14 ± 0.19

12.22 ± 0.42

13.72 ± 0.25

15.29 ± 0.21

21.34 ± 0.96

23.74 ± 1.47

PUFAs

61.53 ± .029

58.10 ± 0.80

57.65 ± 1.08

54.14 ± 0.39

43.10 ± 0.99

41.24 ± 1.33

Biodiesel propertiesa

      

 CN (≥ 47)

35.41

38.66

38.48

40.27

46.88

47.45

 IV (≤ 120)

169.35

155.12

155.9

148.33

119.24

116.76

 Oxidation stability (≥ 6 h)

5.56

5.64

5.68

5.81

6.40

6.56

  1. aBiodiesel specifications from ASTM D6751 and EN 14214. Data represent mean ± standard deviation (SD) of triplicates. SFAs: saturated fatty acids; MUFAs: monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFAs: polyunsaturated fatty acids; CN: cetane number; IV: iodine value; ML–NS: moderate light with nitrogen starvation; HL–NS: high light with nitrogen starvation