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γ-linolenic acid production by microalgae

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The production of γ-linolenic acid from algae in fresh and marine water was investigated. WhenSpirulina platensis was left in the dark condition, it contained about one and a half times γ-linolenic acid compared with conventionalSpirulina platensis. Marine microalga,Chlorella sp. NKG 042401 contained about 10% of γ-linolenic acid. The highest γ-linolenic acid content was obtained when this alga was cultured under the radiation of around 100 μEinstein/m2/s.

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  1. Research Laboratory of Biotechnology, Onoda Cement Co., Ltd., 1- Chome, 1- 7,Toyosu, Koto- ku, 135, Tokyo, Japan

    Morio Hirano & Hirofumi Mori

  2. Department of Biotechnology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, 184, Tokyo, Japan

    Yuuki Miura, Naoki Matsunaga, Noriyuki Nakamura & Tadashi Matsunaga

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Hirano, M., Mori, H., Miura, Y. et al. γ-linolenic acid production by microalgae. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 24, 183–191 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02920244

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