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Table 1 Fatty acid contents in P. purpureum under different light intensities and aeration rates

From: Enhancing total fatty acids and arachidonic acid production by the red microalgae Porphyridium purpureum

Aeration rate

1 L/min

3 L/min

Light intensity (μmol/m2s)

110

165

220

110

165

220a

220b

Fatty acid content (mg/g)

C16:0

9.16

13.51

9.94

11.90

13.32

8.68

10.90

C18:0

1.19

2.04

1.37

1.49

2.32

1.01

1.32

C18:2

3.20

4.02

2.87

7.65

8.38

4.16

5.64

C20:3

0.53

0.66

0.52

1.49

1.26

1.15

1.64

C20:4

6.28

8.62

5.57

9.59

9.03

4.41

5.72

C20:5

3.25

2.83

2.23

3.72

2.60

2.31

2.80

Othersc

1.33

1.98

1.40

2.30

2.90

1.92

2.25

Total

24.94

33.66

23.90

38.15

39.82

23.63

30.28

DBId

1.39

1.15

1.08

1.82

1.53

1.43

1.46

20:4/20:5 ratio

1.93

3.05

2.50

2.58

3.47

1.91

2.05

  1. Values are mean ± SD of two independent experiments
  2. aCultivated at 3 L/min for 18 days
  3. bCultivated at 3 L/min for 14 days
  4. cSummary of 14:0, 15:0, 16:1, 18:1, 18:3, and 20:2
  5. dDouble bond index of cellular fatty acids (DBI = Unsaturated fatty acids/saturated fatty acids)