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. 2011 Sep 6;11:124. doi: 10.1186/1471-2229-11-124

Table 1.

Overview of the FAMEs identified and other substances found in the analysed SAG microalgal strains

86 substances, 76 methyl esters of FAs
methyl esters of saturated straight-chain FAs methyl esters of branched chain FAs methyl esters of monoenoic FAs

14:0 12-methyl-14:0 14:1 (7Z)
16:0 13-methyl-14:0 14:1 (9Z)
17:0 14-methyl-15:0 15:1 (10Z)
18:0 14-methyl-16:0 16:1 (5Z)
19:0 methyl-3, 7, 11, 15-tetramethyl-16:0 16:1 (7Z)
20:0 16- o. 15-methyl-17:0 16:1 (9Z)
21:0 17-methyl-18:0 16:1 (11Z)
22:0 6, 10, 14 trimethyl-2-pentadecanone 17:1 (8Z)
23:0 17:1 (9Z)
24:0 17:1 (10Z)
18:1 (9E)
methyl esters of dienoic FAs methyl esters of trienoic FAs 18:1 (9Z)
15:2 16:3 (4Z, 7Z, 10Z) 18:1 (11Z)
16:2 (7Z, 10Z) 16:3 (6Z, 9Z, 12Z) 19:1 (11Z)
16:2 (9Z, 12Z) 16:3 (7Z, 10Z, 13Z) 20:1 (11Z)
17:2 (7Z, 10Z) 17:3 22:1 (13Z)
17:2 (9Z, 12Z) 18:3 (5Z, 9Z, 12Z) 24:1 (15Z)
18:2 (6Z, 9Z) 18:3 (6Z, 9Z, 12Z)
18:2 (8Z, xZ)* 18:3 (8Z, 11Z, 14Z)
18:2 (9E, 12E) 18:3 (9Z, 12Z, 15Z)
18:2 (9Z, 12Z) 19:3
18:2 (9Z, 14Z) 19:3
18:2 (11Z, 14Z) 20:3 (7Z, 10Z, 13Z)
19:2 (9Z, 12Z) 20:3 (8Z, 11Z, 14Z)
20:2 (11Z, 14Z) 20:3 (11Z, 14Z, 17Z)
22:2 (13Z, 16Z) 22:3
methyl esters of tetra-, penta-, and hexaenoic FAs other substances
16:4 (4Z, 7Z, 10Z, 13Z) (8Z, 11Z)-heptadeca-8, 11-dienal
16:4 (6Z, 9Z, 12Z, 15Z) 3-(3, 5-ditertbutyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate
18:4 (5Z, 9Z, 12Z, 15Z) 3, 7, 11, 15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol
18:4 (6Z, 9Z, 12Z, 15Z) 8-(2-octylcyclopropyl) octadecanoate
19:4 2, 3, 4, 5- tetramethyl-3-hexen
20:4 (5Z, 8Z, 11Z, 14Z) (5Z, 8Z, 11Z)-15, 16 epoxy 5, 8, 11-octadecadienoate
20:4 (8Z, 11Z, 14Z, 17Z) Tetradecanamide
22:4 (7Z, 10Z, 13Z, 16Z) Hexadecanamide
18:5 (3Z, 6Z, 9Z, 12Z, 15Z) (9Z)-Octadecenamide
20:5 (5Z, 8Z, 11Z, 14Z, 17Z) 9, 10-methylene tetradecanoate
22:5 (4Z, 7Z, 10Z, 13Z, 16Z)
22:5 (7Z, 10Z, 13Z, 16Z, 19Z)
22:6 (4Z, 7Z, 10Z, 13Z, 16Z, 19Z)

For the marked (*) FAMEs the double bond positions were only tentatively assigned.