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Table 2 Fatty acids profile of N. oculata and T. suecica cultured in 10% POME in seawater (Shah et al. 2016)

From: Integrated algal and oil palm biorefinery as a model system for bioenergy co-generation with bioproducts and biopharmaceuticals

Fatty acids (%)

 

N. oculata

T. suecica

Saturated fatty acid

 C12:0

Lauric acid

0.64

0.52

 C14:0

Tetradecanoic acid

5.43

6.94

 C15:0

Pentadecanoic acid

8.45

9.21

 C16:0

Palmitic acid

28.22

36.48

 C17:0

Heptadecanoic acid

2.31

3.62

 C18:0

Stearic acid

7.44

8.33

 C20:0

Eicosanoic acid

6.75

3.64

 Total SFA

 

59.24

68.74

Monounsaturated fatty acid

 C16:1

Palmitoleic acid

9.37

5.81

 C18:1

Oleic acid

5.77

6.45

 Total MUFA

 

15.14

12.26

Polyunsaturated fatty acid

 C18:2

Linoleic acid

2.81

3.77

 C18:3

Linolenic

4.56

5.11

 C20:5

Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)

0.17

NDa

 C22:6

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)

1.53

NDa

 Total PUFA

 

9.07

8.88

  1. aND, not detected
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