Research Article

Lipid Enhancement in Oleaginous Nannochloropsis sp. under Nitrate Limitation for Future Bioenergy Production

Table 3

Fatty acid quantification (%, ) of lipid extracted from Nannochloropsis sp.

Fatty acidsAmount (%, )
Nitrogen limitedNitrogen repletedStandard nitrogenNitrogen free

Saturated fatty acid
Palmitic acid (C16:0)
Stearic acid (C18:0)
Eicosanoic acid (C20:0)

Monounsaturated fatty acid
Palmitoleic acid (C16:1)
Oleic acid (C18:1)
Eicosenoic acid (C20:1)

Polyunsaturated fatty acid
Linoleic acid (C18:2)
Linolenic acid (C18:3)

Data reported as . repetitions.