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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-6-29
pubmed:abstractText
The degree of unsaturation of fatty acids was higher in Chlorella vulgaris 11h cells grown with air (low-CO(2) cells) than in the cells grown with air enriched with 2% CO(2) (high-CO(2) cells). The change in the ratio of linoleic acid to alpha-linolenic acid was particularly significant. This change of the ratio was observed in four major lipids (monogalactosyldiacylglycerol, digalactosyldiacylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, and phosphatidylethanolamine). The relative contents of lipid classes were essentially the same both in high-CO(2) and low-CO(2) cells. After high-CO(2) cells were transferred to low CO(2) condition, total amount of fatty acids remained constant but the relative content of alpha-linolenic acid increased during a 6-hour lag phase in growth with concomitant decreases in linoleic and oleic acids. When low-CO(2) cells were transferred to high CO(2) condition, total amount of fatty acids and relative content of oleic acid increased significantly. The amount of alpha-linolenic acid remained almost constant, while the amounts of palmitic, oleic, and linoleic acids increased. Similar, but smaller, changes in fatty acid compositions were observed in two species of green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Dunaliella tertiolecta. However, no difference was found in Euglena gracilis, Porphyridium cruentum, Anabaena variabilis, and Anacystis nidulans.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0032-0889
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
93
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
851-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-14
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of CO(2) Concentration during Growth on Fatty Acid Composition in Microalgae.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Applied Microbiology, University of Tokyo, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article