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Table 2 Estimation of the fatty acid contents (%) of L. elongisporus and R. mucilaginosa following incubation with HGM and HGM + VIT

From: Enhancing the biosynthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids by Rhodotorula mucilaginosa and Lodderomyces elongisporus

Fatty acids

Name

L. elongisporus

R. mucilaginosa

L. elongisporus

R. mucilaginosa

HGM

HGM + VIT

7 °C

15 °C

26 °C

7 °C

15 °C

26 °C

26 °C

26 °C

C12:0

Lauric acid

–

4.46

2.87

–

–

–

1.11

–

C13:0

Tridecanoic acid

–

–

–

–

9.12

1.01

0.87

–

C14:0

Myristic acid

–

–

7.01

–

4.81

5.52

0.43

–

C15:0

Pentadecanoic acid

–

–

0.80

–

–

0.79

–

–

C16:0

Palmitic acid

16.20

31.20

24

20.21

37.1

23.86

10.4

–

C16:4 ω1

6,9,12,15

hexadecatetraenoic acid

–

–

–

–

–

–

0.44

3.83

C16:1 ω7

Palmitolic acid

–

–

1.45

–

–

–

1.33

–

C16:1 ω9

cis-7 Hexadecenoic acid

–

–

–

–

–

2.27

–

–

C16:4 ω3

Hexadeca tetraenoic acid

–

–

–

–

–

–

0.44

–

C16:3 ω4

Hexadeca trienoic acid

–

–

–

–

–

–

5.30

–

C17:0

Heptadecanoic acid

–

–

0.77

–

–

1.48

3.76

2.78

C18:0

Stearic acid

–

14.35

9.89

11.1

29.6

7.76

7.70

11.0

C18:1 ω7

Vaccinic acid

–

–

3.12

–

–

3.14

–

–

C18:1 ω9

Oleic acid

48.86

25

30.26

29.70

13.3

32.04

40.6

6.24

C18:2 ω6

Linoleic acid (LA)

34.94

20.18

13.82

32.80

10.8

18.35

8.33

5.25

C18:3 ω3

α-Linolenic acid (ALA)

–

–

1.59

–

–

2.80

0.48

–

C18:4 ω3

Stearidonic acid (SDA)

–

–

0.96

–

–

–

–

–

C20:1 ω11

Gadoleic acid; cis-9-Eicosenoic acid

–

–

1.41

–

–

0.96

–

–

C20:5 ω3

Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)

–

–

–

–

–

–

19.0

–

C20:2 ω6

Eicosadienoic acid (EDA)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

19.6

C22:0

Behenic acid

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

29.6

C22:2

Docosadienoic acid

–

–

–

–

–

–

0.43

–

C22:2 ω6

cis-13,16-Docosadienoic acid

–

–

–

–

–

–

0.35

3.78

NA

Non-Identified FA

–

–

–

6.19

–

0.02

0.01

0.14

Total SFA

 

16.2

50.01

45.34

31.31

80.63

40.42

24.27

43.38

Total MUFA

 

48.86

25

36.24

29.7

13.3

38.41

41.93

6.24

Total PUFAs

 

34.94

20.18

16.37

32.8

10.8

21.15

34.33

32.46

Total

UNSFA

 

83.8

45.18

52.61

62.5

24.1

59.56

76.26

38.7

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