Table 3.
Fatty acid composition of P. tricornutum and O. tauri. Results are represented as mean values ± SD for at least 3 independent experiments. ND: not detected.
| Fatty Acids (mol %) | P. tricornutum | O. tauri | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| C14:0 | 1.18 | 0.43 | 4.20 | 2.80 |
| C16:0 | 7.68 | 0.20 | 14.64 | 0.53 |
| C16:1n-7 | 18.27 | 0.96 | 8.68 | 0.91 |
| C16:2 | 5.28 | 0.29 | ND | - |
| C16:4 | 11.23 | 1.38 | ND | - |
| C18:0 | 1.88 | 0.32 | 10.91 | 2.69 |
| C18:1 | 1.87 | 0.35 | 23.06 | 3.01 |
| C18:2n-6 | 2.97 | 0.11 | 4.40 | 0.43 |
| C18:3n-3 | ND | - | 8.56 | 0.86 |
| C18:4n-3 | ND | - | 11.56 | 0.82 |
| C20:1 | ND | - | 0.83 | 0.07 |
| C20:2 | 2.08 | 0.26 | ND | - |
| C20:4 | 3.34 | 0.16 | 0.97 | 0.26 |
| C20:5n-3 | 39.91 | 2.91 | 1.16 | 0.18 |
| C22:6n-3 | 1.72 | 0.11 | 7.69 | 1.26 |