Table 1.
Fatty acid methyl ester profiles of Y. lipolytica strains on glucose
| % of fatty acid methyl ester | NCIM 3229 | NCIM 3450 | NCIM 3472 | NCIM 3589 | NCIM 3590 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caprylic acid (C8:0) |
ND |
ND |
ND |
ND |
0.4 |
| Lauric acid (C12:0) |
ND |
ND |
ND |
ND |
4.8 |
| Tridecanoic acid (C13:0) |
58.1 |
4.9 |
ND |
ND |
ND |
| Myristic acid (C14:0) |
ND |
ND |
ND |
0.4 |
3.9 |
| Pentadecanoic acid (C15:0) |
12.5 |
ND |
ND |
0.1 |
34.4 |
| Palmitic acid (C16:0) |
ND |
ND |
ND |
24.1 |
2.8 |
| Heptadecanoic acid (C17:0) |
ND |
ND |
ND |
ND |
0.4 |
| Stearic acid (C18:0) |
ND |
ND |
ND |
7.7 |
4.6 |
| Arachidic acid (C20:0) |
ND |
ND |
4.8 |
0.4 |
ND |
| Heneicosanoic acid (C21:0) |
ND |
ND |
ND |
ND |
7.4 |
| Behenic acid (C22:0) |
ND |
ND |
12.3 |
0.4 |
ND |
| Lignoceric acid (C24:0) |
ND |
ND |
ND |
1.5 |
ND |
| Palmitoleic acid C16:1) |
ND |
ND |
ND |
11 |
1.6 |
| Oleic acid (C18:1n9c) |
ND |
ND |
ND |
38.6 |
3.5 |
| cis-10-pentadecanoic acid (C15:1) |
ND |
13.5 |
ND |
ND |
ND |
| cis-11Eicosanoic acid (C20:1) |
ND |
ND |
ND |
0.1 |
ND |
| Erucic acid (C22:1n9) |
ND |
ND |
ND |
ND |
9.2 |
| cis-10-Heptadecanoic acid (C17:1) |
0.6 |
9.3 |
ND |
0.4 |
ND |
| Linoleic acid (C18:2n6c) |
ND |
ND |
ND |
14.6 |
2.7 |
| Linolenic acid (C18:2nc) |
ND |
ND |
ND |
0.1 |
ND |
| cis-11,14-Eicosadienoic acid (C20:2) |
ND |
ND |
7.2 |
ND |
ND |
| cis-8,11,14-Eicosatrienoic acid (C20:3n3) |
3.7 |
10.3 |
ND |
0.2 |
ND |
| Arachidonic acid (C20:4n6) |
5.0 |
19.4 |
21.7 |
ND |
9.8 |
| cis-13,16-Docosadienoic acid (C22:2) |
5.5 |
16.8 |
16.7 |
ND |
ND |
| cis-5,8,11,14,17-Eicosapentanoic acid (C20:5n3) |
6.4 |
16.7 |
19.2 |
0.2 |
9.1 |
| cis-4,7,10,13,16,19-Docosahexanoic acid (C22:6n3) |
8.2 |
9.2 |
17.6 |
ND |
ND |
| Elaidic acid methyl ester(C18:1n9t) |
ND |
ND |
0.5 |
ND |
ND |
| Total of trans fat |
ND |
ND |
0.5 |
ND |
ND |
| Total of fatty acids: Saturated |
70.6 |
4.9 |
17.1 |
34.6 |
64.1 |
| Total of fatty acids: Monounsaturated |
0.6 |
22.8 |
ND |
50.1 |
14.3 |
| Total of fatty acids: Polyunsaturated |
28.8 |
72.4 |
82.4 |
15.1 |
21.6 |
| Total of fatty acids | 99.4 | 100.1 | 100 | 99.8 | 100 |
ND: Not detected.
Values are means of three independent sets of experiments.