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Content of fatty acids ofChlorella kessleri in a deep tank fermentation

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Chlorella kessleri cultivated in a deep tank contained 4.8% of non-polar lipid; 51% of this fraction represents saturated fatty acids, 7% unsaturated fatty acids. Our investigation of the fatty acids profile demonstrated even- and odd-numbered saturated and unsaturated fatty acids ranging from C12 to C20. Unlike in otherChlorella species, stearic acid was the dominant fatty acid found. Also shown was an elevated C16:0 fatty acid content and a reduced level of unsaturated fatty acids.

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  1. M. A. Diab

    Present address: Soil and Bioohemistry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Shebeen El-Koom, Cairo, Egypt

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  1. Department of Biogenesis of Natural Products and Department of Soil Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 142 20, Prague 4

    M. A. Diab, M. Podojil, M. Wurst & B. Prokeš

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Participant of the UNESCO Long-Term Postgraduate Course “On Modern Problems in Biology” 1974/75.

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Diab, M.A., Podojil, M., Wurst, M. et al. Content of fatty acids ofChlorella kessleri in a deep tank fermentation. Folia Microbiol 21, 294–296 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02876905

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