Table 3.
Fatty acid profiles of selected algae
| Algae | Mallomonas splendens | Nannochloropsis oculata | Chrysochromulina sp. | Emiliania huxleyi | Rhodomonas sp. | Prorocentrum micans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %a C14:0 | 13.9 ± 0.3 | 0.9 ± 0.0 | 16.9 ± 0.4 | 4.4 ± 0.1 | 1.1 ± 0.0 | 0.9 ± 0.0 |
| % C16:0 | 7.0 ± 0.2 | 10.4 ± 0.3 | 24.0 ± 0.6 | 4.1 ± 0.1 | 3.5 ± 0.1 | 14.7 ± 0.4 |
| % C16:1 | 6.1 ± 0.3 | 14.1 ± 0.6 | 5.8 ± 0.2 | 1.2 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.0 | 1.4 ± 0.1 |
| % C18:0 | 1.1 ± 0.1 | 0.4 ± 0.0 | 4.6 ± 0.2 | 0.3 ± 0.0 | 0.2 ± 0.0 | 0.6 ± 0.0 |
| % C18:1 | 9.8 ± 1.8 | 1.7 ± 0.3 | 3.7 ± 0.5 | 6.6 ± 1.2 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 1.2 ± 0.2 |
| % C18:2 | 12.4 ± 0.4 | 1.7 ± 0.1 | 25.7 ± 0.4 | 1.4 ± 0.0 | 1.3 ± 0.0 | 2.4 ± 0.1 |
| % C18:3 | 12.9 ± 0.9 | 0.5 ± 0.0 | 2.5 ± 0.1 | 2.5 ± 0.2 | 3.6 ± 0.2 | 1.2 ± 0.1 |
| % C18:4/5 | 4.4 ± 0.2 | 0.2 ± 0.0 | 6.6 ± 0.4 | 7.3 ± 0.3 | 20.7 ± 1.0 | 15.0 ± 0.7 |
| % C20:4 | ND | 9.5 ± 0.5 | 2.9 ± 0.1 | 3.8 ± 0.2 | 44.1 ± 2.3 | 3.3 ± 0.2 |
| % C20:5 | ND | 60.7 ± 3.1 | 2.8 ± 0.3 | 2.3 ± 0.1 | 4.0 ± 0.2 | 2.5 ± 0.1 |
| % C22:5 | 14.6 ± 1.0 | ND | 1.6 ± 0.1 | 53.4 ± 3.5 | 14.5 ± 0.1 | 41.9 ± 2.8 |
| % C22:6 | 17.8 ± 0.8 | ND | 2.9 ± 0.1 | 12.7 ± 0.6 | 5.7 ± 0.3 | 14.8 ± 0.7 |
| FA/Cell (pg) | 66.5 ± 4.0 | 1.15 ± 0.07 | 7.51 ± 0.45 | 3.17 ± 0.19 | 128 ± 8 | 51.5 ± 3.1 |
| Harvest density (×105 mL−1) | 1.1 | 164.0 | 6.52 | 48.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
ND not detected
aPercent of total fatty acid