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Table 3 Fatty acid composition of total lipid produced by C. bainieri 2A1 in N-limited media

From: Lipid biosynthesis in Cunninghamella bainieri 2A1 in N-limited and N-excess media

C:N

Culture time (h)

Fatty acid concentration (wt/wt) in total mycelium lipids

C16:0

C18:0

Δ9C18:1

Δ9,12C18:2

Δ6,9,12C18:3

C24:0

42

24

18.8

10.0

40.2

14.6

8.6

2.5

48

19.3

10.5

40.11

13.3

9.2

3.1

72

17.8

10.4

39.6

15.0

9.6

3.2

96

16.6

8.4

41.11

15.4

11.0

3.1

120

16.3

8.3

40.4

16.1

11.2

3.2

69

24

18

27.1

31.2

9.4

4.5

4.3

48

19.3

23.6

33.3

9.7

5

4.1

72

18.1

23.6

33.8

9.7

5.5

4.3

69

17.4

22.4

34.3

9.9

6.4

4.5

120

18.9

18.7

36.4

10.4

6.5

4.0

97

24

19.2

24.6

33.4

8.8

5.1

3.7

48

18.3

18.9

37.6

8.8

6.0

5.3

72

19.2

16.2

38.6

10.9

6.9

3.4

96

18.6

16.4

39.0

10.2

6.7

4.1

120

18.4

15.2

39.6

10.2

7.0

4.3

  1. Culture conditions: initial pH 6, temperature 30°C and C:N ratios 42, 69 and 97