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Table 3 Main fatty acid composition in TAG and PLs of wild-type strains and â–³PLD1 strains

From: Knockout of a PLD gene in Schizochytrium limacinum SR21 enhances docosahexaenoic acid accumulation by modulation of the phospholipid profile

Culture condition

Lipid class

C14:0

Percent of fatty acids (%)

PUFAs

C16:0

C18:0

SFAs

EPA

DPA

DHA

WT

72 h

TAG

0.12 ± 0.04

52.0 ± 3.53

2.43 ± 0.71

54.6 ± 4.26

0.14 ± 0.03

5.64 ± 0.82

28.8 ± 0.5

34.6 ± 0.59

PL

2.03 ± 0.9

34.8 ± 13.57

13.7 ± 2.55

50.5 ± 15.1

0.00 ± 0.00

3.18 ± 0.44

11.1 ± 2.07

14.3 ± 1.63

â–³PLD1

72 h

TAG

0.17 ± 0.03

44.0 ± 4.75

2.57 ± 0.41

46.7 ± 4.72

0.18 ± 0.03

7.71 ± 0.63

32.6 ± 4.88

40.5 ± 5.52

PL

2.55 ± 0.35

28.9 ± 1.04

17.0 ± 0.83

48.5 ± 1.38

0.00 ± 0.00

1.05 ± 0.44

3.81 ± 0.23

4.86 ± 0.67

WT

120 h

TAG

0.30 ± 0.09

46.9 ± 2.04

2.86 ± 0.32

50.1 ± 2.45

0.22 ± 0.06

6.02 ± 0.80

30.7 ± 2.27

36.9 ± 1.53

PL

1.26 ± 0.16

25.7 ± 12.91

13.2 ± 0.49

40.2 ± 12.6

0.00 ± 0.00

3.09 ± 1.23

6.69 ± 0.72

9.78 ± 0.94

â–³PLD1

120 h

TAG

0.26 ± 0.21

42.6 ± 1.01

1.67 ± 0.51

44.5 ± 1.17

0.20 ± 0.08

7.75 ± 1.04

34.0 ± 1.70

42.0 ± 0.62

PL

2.30 ± 0.83

20.9 ± 2.99

11.2 ± 2.15

34.4 ± 5.77

0.00 ± 0.00

0.57 ± 0.21

3.22 ± 0.75

3.79 ± 0.72