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Table 1 Fatty acid profile (%) variation in C. zofingiensis under different SA concentrationsa

From: Salicylic acid enhances cell growth, fatty acid and astaxanthin production in heterotrophic Chromochloris zofingiensis without reactive oxygen species elevation

Fatty Acid

Control

50 μM SA

100 μM SA

500 μM SA

C16:0

23.56 ± 0.03

22.73 ± 0.14*

22.68 ± 0.06*

22.44 ± 0.30*

C16:3

2.05 ± 0.08

2.28 ± 0.10

2.07 ± 0.07

2.01 ± 0.03

C16:4

2.21 ± 0.08

2.20 ± 0.03

2.18 ± 0.03

2.44 ± 0.06*

C18:1

30.11 ± 0.13

32.61 ± 0.14*

32.82 ± 0.18*

33.04 ± 0.15*

C18:2

28.91 ± 0.12

28.83 ± 0.06

28.89 ± 0.12*

28.92 ± 0.09*

C18:3

12.01 ± 0.13

10.53 ± 0.06*

10.57 ± 0.17*

10.38 ± 0.07*

C18:4

1.16 ± 0.25

0.81 ± 0.03

0.79 ± 0.02

0.78 ± 0.01

SFAs

23.56 ± 0.03

22.73 ± 0.14*

22.68 ± 0.06*

22.44 ± 0.30*

MUFAs

30.11 ± 0.13

32.61 ± 0.14*

32.82 ± 0.18*

33.04 ± 0.15*

PUFAs

46.33 ± 0.16

44.65 ± 0.28

44.50 ± 0.23*

44.52 ± 0.16*

  1. aExplanation of the notation for the fatty acid abbreviated: SFAs: The content of saturated fatty acids (% of TFA); MUFAs: The content of monounsaturated saturated fatty acids (% of TFA); PUFAs: The content of polyunsaturated fatty acids (% of TFA). * denotes significant difference from the control group (p ≤ 0.05)