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Navicula sp. (cf.N. tenelloides) was isolated from a salt marsh in Kuwait. The alga grew best with 0.5M NaCl, but abundant growth still occurred up to 2.5M NaCl. The total lipid content and the carotene to chlorophyll ratio of the cells increased with increasing salinity of the medium from 0.5 to 1.7M NaCl, but declined with 2.5M NaCl. Irrespective of the medium salinity, the major lipid class was that of triacylglycerols. The predominant fatty acids in the total lipids of cells grown at different NaCl concentrations were palmitic (16:0) and palmitoleic (16:1) acids; eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5) made up 8–9% of the total fatty acids. The fatty acid composition of the individual lipid classes of cells grown at different salinities is described. The highest concentration of 20:5 occurred in monogalactosyldiacylglycerols and digalactosyldiacylglycerols. In view of the rather small size of this diatom, its halotolerance and its fair content of 20:5, it is suggested as a potential food source for the mariculture industry.
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Al-Hasan, R.H., Ali, A.M., Ka'wash, H.H. et al. Effect of salinity on the lipid and fatty acid composition of the halophyteNavicula sp.: potential in mariculture. J Appl Phycol 2, 215–222 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02179778
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