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Table 8 Fatty acids profile of lipids accumulated by R. diobovata on nitrogen-limited medium and molasses medium using gas chromatography

From: Isolation, molecular identification of lipid-producing Rhodotorula diobovata: optimization of lipid accumulation for biodiesel production

Type of fatty acids

Fatty acid profile

Relative distribution in nitrogen-limited medium

Relative distribution in molasses medium

Saturated fatty acids

Caprylic acid (C8:0)

3.35%

nd

Undecanoic acid (C11:0)

0.14%

nd

Lauric acid (C12:0)

0.57%

nd

Myristic acid (C14:0)

0.84%

0.86%

Palmitic acid (C16:0)

14.46%

18.00%

Heptadecanoic acid (C17:0)

0.19%

1.04%

Stearic acid (C18:0)

3.54%

12.59%

Arachidic acid (C20:0)

0.23%

0.50%

Behenic acid (C22:0)

0.46%

1.00%

Lingnoceric acid (C24:0)

1.37%

1.75%

Total saturated fatty acids

25.15%

35.74%

Unsaturated fatty acids

Palmitoleic acid (C16:1)

2.72%

0.92%

Hexagonic acid (C16:3)

1.08%

1.17%

Oleic acid (C18:1)

66.58%

59.37%

Linoleic acid (C18:2)

3.83%

2.36%

Linolenic acid (C18:3)

0.34%

0.22%

Gondoic acid (C20:1)

0.36%

0.21%

Total unsaturated fatty acids

74.91%

64.24%

  1. nd: not detected