Total lipid and fatty acid composition of eight strains of marine diatoms |
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| Authors: | Liang Ying Mai Kang-sen Sun Shi-chun |
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| Institution: | (1) Aquaculture Research Lab., Ocean University of Qingdao, 266003 Qingdao, China |
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| Abstract: | Fatty acid composition and total lipid content of 8 strains of marine diatoms (Nitzschia frustrula, Nitzschia closterium, Nitzschia incerta, Navicula pelliculosa, Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Synedra fragilaroides) were examined. The microalgae were grown under defined conditions and harvested at the late exponential phase. The major
fatty acids in most strains were 14∶0 (1.0%–6.3%), 16∶0 (13.5–26.4%), 16∶1n−7 (21.1%–46.3%) and 20∶5n−3 (6.5%–19.5%). The
polyunsaturated fatty acids 16∶2n−4, 16∶3n−4, 16∶4n−1 and 20∶4n−6 also comprised a significant proportion of the total fatty
acids in some strains. The characteristic fatty acid composition of diatoms is readily distinguishable from those of other
microalgal groups. Significant concentration of the polyunsaturated fatty acid 20∶5n−3 (eicosapentaenoic acid) was present
in each strain, with the highest proportion in B222 (19.5%).
Project supported by the Hi-Tech “863” Programs of the China Ministry of Science and Technology (863-819-02-01). |
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| Keywords: | fatty acid total lipid content marine diatoms |
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