Table 2.

Examples of the variation in fatty acid composition in C. zofingiensis cells under different culture conditions

Culture condition	Cultivation time	Lipids	Quantity	Reference
Glucose + N deprivation	8 days	TFAs Glycolipids	Increased Decreased	[20]
Phototrophic to heterotrophic	14 days	PUFAs in TAGs MUFAs SFAs	47.2 to 36% 25.1 to 41.2% 27.7 to 22.8%	[109]
N deprivation N deprivation + high light	6 days	PUFAs in TAGs MUFAs SFAs	25.7% TFAs 62.7% TFAs 34% TFAs	[24]
Heterotrophic	8 days	C16:0, C16:2, C18:1, C18:2, and C18:3	> 85% TFAs	[112]
Phototrophic Mixotrophic Heterotrophic	14 days	C16:0 C18:1 C18:1	28.33% TFAs 42.3% TFAs 37.33% TFAs	[70]
Any	10 days	C18:1 C18:2 C16:0	32.2–35.8% TFAs 18.2–20.1% TFAs 16.1–18.5% TFAs	[110]