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. 2019 May 10;189(2):589–607. doi: 10.1007/s12010-019-03023-z

Table 7.

The range of changes in the content of selected fatty acids (%) in lipids extracted from the Rhodotorula yeast biomass after 120 h of cultivation in experimental media (PW+G3%, PW+G5%, and PW+G10%) and in the control medium YPD

Fatty acid R. glutinis R. mucilaginosa R. gracilis
Control medium (YPD) Experimental media Control medium (YPD) Experimental media Control medium (YPD) Experimental media
C16:0 23.3 20.1–21.3 29.5 10.8–12.3 14.9 11.5–12.3
C18:0 15.6 7.9–9.4 22.7 9.3–10.9 3.2 3.1–4.9
C18:1 37.3 43.0–46.9 38.5 62.8–67.8 56.8 65.2–65.9
C18:2 11.4 14.5–17.3 1.6 1.9–3.0 15.9 10.6–12.6
C18:3 2.4 2.2–3.2 0.2 0.1–0.3 1.6 2.0–2.4
C20:0 2.8 1.9–2.5 1.5 1.7–3.0 2.9 1.1–1.4

C16:0 palmitic acid, C18:0 stearic acid, C18:1 oleic acid, C18:2 linoleic acid, C18:3 linolenic acid, C20:0 arachidic acid