Table 4.
Fatty acid and amino acid profiles of lipid and protein extracts from Spirulina platensis
| Fatty acids | Class of fatty acids | (%) | Amino acids | Class of amino acids | (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capric acid, C10:0 | SFA* | 0.02 | Aspartic acid | Non-essential | 5.14 |
| Lauric acid, C12:0 | SFA | 0.34 | Glutamic acid | Non-essential | 8.65 |
| Myristic acid, C14:0 | SFA | 0.06 | Serine | Non-essential | 2.42 |
| Myristoleic acid, C14:1 | MUFA* | 0.13 | Histidine | Essential | 0.62 |
| Palmitic acid, C16:0 | SFA | 34.65 | Glycine | Non-essential | 1.67 |
| Palmitoleic acid, C16:1 | MUFA | 1.20 | Threonine | Essential | 2.15 |
| Heptadecanoic acid, C17:0 | SFA | 0.10 | Arginine | Non-essential | 3.70 |
| Cis-10-Heptadecanoic acid, C17:1 | MUFA | 0.06 | Alanine | Non-essential | 3.81 |
| Stearic acid, C18:0 | SFA | 0.87 | Tyrosine | Non-essential | 2.00 |
| Elaidic acid, C18:1n9t | PUFA* | 0.03 | Methionine | Essential | 0.77 |
| Oleic acid, C18:1n9c | PUFA | 0.94 | Valine | Essential | 2.94 |
| Linoleic acid, C18:2n6c | PUFA | 9.34 | Phenylalanine | Essential | 3.22 |
| Arachidic acid, C20:0 | SFA | 0.03 | Isoleucine | Essential | 2.87 |
| γ-Linoleic acid, C18:3n6c | PUFA | 15.21 | Leucine | Essential | 4.32 |
| Cis-11,14-Eicosedienoic acid, C20:2 | PUFA | 0.17 | Lysine | Essential | 1.42 |
| Cis-8,11,14-Eicosetnenoic acid, C20:3n6c | PUFA | 0.22 | Amino acid total | 45.69 | |
| Arachidonic acid, C20:4n:6c | PUFA | 0.05 | |||
| Fatty acid total | 63.41 |
SFA saturated fatty acid; MUFA mono unsaturated fatty acid; PUFA poly unsaturated fatty acid