Table 3: Fatty acid composition of extracted total lipids from M. circinelloides grown in media containing molasses as carbon sources.
Fatty acid | Concentration (%) |
CAPRIC ACID (C10:0) | 1.57% |
UNDECANOIC ACID (C11:0) | 1.40% |
LAURIC ACID (C12:0) | 1.96% |
MYRISTIC ACID (C14:0) | 3.95% |
PALMITOLEIC ACID (C16:1 Ω 7) | 4.09% |
HEPTADECENOIC ACID (C17:0) | 1.04% |
STEARIC ACID (C 18:0) | 4.86% |
OLEIC ACID (C18:1 Ω 9) | 35.08% |
LINOLEIC ACID (C 18:2) | 9.09% |
PALMITIC ACID (C 16 : 0) | 13.78% |
VACCINIC ACID (C18:2 Ω 7) | 1.04% |
GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID (C18:3 Ω 7) | 18.85% |
RUMENIC ACID (C18:2 Ω 7) | 2.48% |