TABLE 2.
Effect of fraction I on fatty acids extracted from C. pyrenoidosa, C. vulgaris, and M. aeruginosa
| Fatty acid | Lipid | % of total fatty acids (mean ± SD)a
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| C. pyrenoidosa | C. vulgaris | M. aeruginosa | ||
| With no fraction I | ||||
| C14:0 | Myristic acid | 16.57 ± 0.35 | 8.17 ± 0.12 | 0 ± 0 |
| C16:2 | Hexadecadienoic acid | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 | 11.93 ± 0.44 |
| C16:0 | Cetylic acid | 33.68 ± 0.09 | 26.95 ± 0.21 | 16.8 ± 0.22 |
| C18:3 | Linolenic acid | 23.31 ± 0.64 | 29.56 ± 0.29 | 0 ± 0 |
| C18:2 | Linolic acid | 11.46 ± 0.81 | 30.41 ± 0.06 | 30.26 ± 0.25 |
| C18:1 | Oleinic acid | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 | 18.85 ± 0.14 |
| C18:0 | Stearic acid | 14.98 ± 0.32 | 4.9 ± 0.18 | 22.15 ± 0.31 |
| With fraction I (2 mg/liter) | ||||
| C14:0 | Myristic acid | 4.66 ± 0.06 | 7.77 ± 0.05 | 0 ± 0 |
| C16:2 | Hexadecadienoic acid | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 | 7.21 ± 0.04 |
| C16:0 | Cetylic acid | 22.04 ± 0.13 | 25.04 ± 0.37 | 11.4 ± 0.27 |
| C18:3 | Linolenic acid | 37.68 ± 0.24 | 29.17 ± 0.22 | 0 ± 0 |
| C18:2 | Linolic acid | 25.91 ± 0.51 | 32.1 ± 1.02 | 42.88 ± 1.54 |
| C18:1 | Oleinic acid | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 | 28.46 ± 0.33 |
| C18:0 | Stearic acid | 9.71 ± 0.05 | 5.91 ± 0.65 | 10.05 ± 0.03 |
a
Data are presented as mean percentages of total fatty acids from three experiments.