Biochemical Modulation of Lipid Pathway in Microalgae Dunaliella sp. for Biodiesel Production
Table 3
Types of fatty acids produced and properties of algal oil.
Strain
Fatty acid (%)
SFA
MUFA
PUFA
SFA/USFA
16 : 0
16 : 1
18 : 0
18 : 1
18 : 2
18 : 3
20 : 1
Dunaliella sp. (Persian Gulf)
9.19 ± 1.2
0.80 ± 0.8
4.27 ± 0.9
22.51 ± 0.7
3.84 ± 0.4
44.31 ± 2.1
1.42 ± 0.2
13.47
24.74
48.15
0.16
D. salina (Shariati)
12.02 ± 2.1
4.45 ± 0.2
1.91 ± 1.2
23.67 ± 1.6
2.28 ± 1.1
40.36 ± 2.2
1.40 ± 0.2
13.93
29.52
42.65
0.16
D. salina (UTEX200)
16.34 ± 1.4
1.04 ± 0.9
6.43 ± 1.2
19.58 ± 1.1
6.76 ± 1.2
27.71 ± 2.5
2.28 ± 0.3
22.77
22.89
34.47
0.28
D. salina (CCAP19/18)
15.87 ± 1.8
ND+
6.14 ± 1.3
21.39 ± 2.1
15.92 ± 1.6
23.95 ± 1.9
ND
22.01
21.39
39.87
0.26
1*
7.05 ± 0.9
6.25 ± 0.3
1.55 ± 0.7
22.95 ± 0.8
12.15 ± 0.3
37.66 ± 0.4
1.12 ± 0.6
8.60
30.32
49.81
0.10
2*
7.75 ± 0.6
5.04 ± 0.8
1.42 ± 0.5
25.27 ± 1.9
18.58 ± 1.4
26.91 ± 1.9
ND
9.17
30.31
45.48
0.11
3*
8.41 ± 0.8
4.52 ± 1.1
2.14 ± 0.3
32.03 ± 2.2
13.58 ± 1.3
27.24 ± 1.4
ND−
10.55
36.55
40.82
0.12
*1, 2, and 3 representing 50, 100, and 200 mg L−1 myoinositol implementation in Persian Gulf strain, respectively. +Not detected. −Non identified Fas which are around 10%.