Research Article

Biochemical Modulation of Lipid Pathway in Microalgae Dunaliella sp. for Biodiesel Production

Table 3

Types of fatty acids produced and properties of algal oil.

StrainFatty acid (%)SFAMUFAPUFASFA/USFA
16 : 016 : 118 : 018 : 118 : 218 : 320 : 1

Dunaliella sp.
(Persian Gulf)
9.19 ± 1.20.80 ± 0.84.27 ± 0.922.51 ± 0.73.84 ± 0.444.31 ± 2.11.42 ± 0.213.4724.7448.150.16
D. salina (Shariati)12.02 ± 2.14.45 ± 0.21.91 ± 1.223.67 ± 1.62.28 ± 1.140.36 ± 2.21.40 ± 0.213.9329.5242.650.16
D. salina (UTEX200)16.34 ± 1.41.04 ± 0.96.43 ± 1.219.58 ± 1.16.76 ± 1.227.71 ± 2.52.28 ± 0.322.7722.8934.470.28
D. salina (CCAP19/18)15.87 ± 1.8ND+6.14 ± 1.321.39 ± 2.115.92 ± 1.623.95 ± 1.9ND22.0121.3939.870.26
1*7.05 ± 0.96.25 ± 0.31.55 ± 0.722.95 ± 0.812.15 ± 0.337.66 ± 0.41.12 ± 0.68.6030.3249.810.10
2*7.75 ± 0.65.04 ± 0.81.42 ± 0.525.27 ± 1.918.58 ± 1.426.91 ± 1.9ND9.1730.3145.480.11
3*8.41 ± 0.84.52 ± 1.12.14 ± 0.332.03 ± 2.213.58 ± 1.327.24 ± 1.4ND10.5536.5540.820.12

*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%.