Research Article

Production of Single-Cell Oil from a Local Isolate Bacillus subtilis Using Palm Fronds

Table 5

Fatty acids present in the oil and the proportions of (A) long chain and (B) short chain.

OrderAB
Fatty acidPercentage (%)Fatty acidPercentage (%)

1Palmitic acid (saturated)6.383Propionic acid (unsaturated)8.914
2Palmitoleic acid (unsaturated)16.579Acetic acid1.723
3Stearic acid (saturated)1.996Butyric acid (saturated)0.663
4Oleic acid (unsaturated)4.449Formic acid0.511
5Linoleic acid (unsaturated)46.030Lactic acid5.081
6Linolenic acid (unsaturated)7.66ā€‰ā€‰