Table 3 Generalized fatty acid profiles (%) of oil extracts from Spirulina maxima (SP), Chlorella vulgaris (Cv), Scenedesmus obliquus (Sc), Dunaliella tertiolecta (Dt), Nannochloropsis sp, (Nanno), and Neochloris oleabundans (Neo) a
From: Dual potential of microalgae as a sustainable biofuel feedstock and animal feed
Fatty acid | Sp | Cv | Sc | Dt | Nanno | Neo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14:0 | 0.34 | 3.07 | 1.48 | 0.47 | 7.16 | 0.43 |
16:0 | 40.16 | 25.07 | 21.78 | 17.70 | 23.35 | 19.35 |
16:1 | 9.19 | 5.25 | 5.95 | 0.88 | 26.87 | 1.85 |
16:2 | N.D. | N.D. | 3.96 | 3.03 | 0.39 | 1.74 |
16:3 | 0.42 | 1.27 | 0.68 | 1.24 | 0.48 | 0.96 |
16:4 | 0.16 | 4.06 | 0.43 | 10.56 | N.D. | 7.24 |
18:0 | 1.18 | 0.63 | 0.45 | N.D. | 0.45 | 0.98 |
18:1 | 5.43 | 12.64 | 17.93 | 4.87 | 13.20 | 20.29 |
18:2 | 17.89 | 7.19 | 21.74 | 12.37 | 1.21 | 12.99 |
18:3 | 18.32 | 19.05 | 3.76 | 30.19 | N.D. | 17.43 |
18:4 | 0.08 | N.D. | 0.21 | N.D. | N.D. | 2.10 |
20:0 | 0.06 | 0.09 | N.D. | N.D. | N.D. | N.D. |
20:1 | N.D. | 0.93 | N.D. | N.D. | N.D. | N.D. |
20:2 | 0.48 | N.D. | N.D. | N.D. | N.D. | N.D. |
20:3 | N.D. | 0.83 | N.D. | N.D. | N.D. | N.D. |
20:4 | N.D. | 0.23 | N.D. | N.D. | 2.74 | N.D. |
20:5 | N.D. | 0.46 | N.D. | N.D. | 14.31 | N.D. |
SFA | 41.74 | 28.86 | 23.71 | 18.17 | 30.96 | 20.76 |
MUFA | 14.62 | 18.82 | 23.88 | 5.75 | 40.07 | 22.14 |
PUFA | 37.35 | 33.09 | 30.78 | 57.39 | 19.13 | 42.46 |