Table 8.2
Comparison of the major FA composition of different species of microalgae against data published previously and data from the Microalgal
Biotechnology Laboratory at CIBNOR
Species
Percentage of fatty acids of the total
14:0
16:0
16:1
16:2
16:3
16:4
18:0
18:1
18:2
18:3
18:4
20:4
20:5
22:6
Nannochloris
sp.
a
1.8
15.1
16.6
0.2
1.0
57.7
0.6
0.8
0.3
5.9
Phaeodactylum
b
9.2
26.8
45.4
0.7
4.6
12.3
1.1
Nostoc commune
c
0.3
43.5
11.3
0.4
1.5
6.9
19.3
16.3
Pavlova lutheri
a
11.8
23.6
28.3
2.0
12.4
12.1
9.2
Arthrospira maxima
d
0.5
30.9
10.0
1.5
3.6
21.7
29.3
0.1
Arthrospira platensis
d
0.2
48.7
7.5
4.4
21.2
13.9
0.1
a
Viso et al. (1993)
b
Tonon et al. (2002)
c
Temina et al. (2007)
d
Unpublished data from the Microalgal Biotechnology Laboratory at CIBNOR
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