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Table 1

Lipid accumulation and fatty acid profiles of selected oils plants and oleaginous microorganisms.

Fatty acid compostion (% w/w)

Lipid content C14:0 C16:0 C16:1 C18:0 C18:1 C18:2 C18:3 Other
(% w/w)

Oilseed
Peanut 50 11 0 2 48 32 C20:0 (1%)
Rapeseed 45 4 2 62 22 10
Sunflower 45 7 5 19 68 1
Soybean 20 11 4 24 54 7
Tree fruits and kernels
Coconut 50 18 9 3 6 2 C4-C10 (15%); C12:0 (47%)
Olive 6 kg/l 13 1 3 71 10 1 C20 (1%)
Palm 50 1 44 4 38 10 1 C4-C10 (1%); C12:0 (1%)
Palm kernel 16 8 3 15 2 C4-C10 (4%); C12:0 (48%)
Microorganismes
Yeast
Cryptococcus albidus 60 12 1 3 73 12
Lipomyces starkeyi 63 34 6 5 51 3
Rhodosporidium toruloides 66 18 3 3 66 C23:0 (3%); C24:0 (6%)
Rhodotorula glutinis 72 37 1 3 47 8
Yarrowia lipolytica 36 11 6 1 28 51
Rhizopus arrhizus 57 18 6 22 10 12
Fungi
Mortierella isabellina 50 29 3 55 3 3 (n-6)
Mucor circinelloides 25 22 5 38 10 15 (n-6)
Pythium ultimum 48 15 2 20 16 1 C4-C10 (7%); C20:1 (4%);
C20:4 (15%); C20:5 (12%)
Aspergillus terreus 2 23 trace 14 40 C21 n-3 (21%)
Pellicularia praticola 8 2 11 72 C21 n-3 (2%)
Claviceps purpurea 23 2 19 8 12-OH-C18:1 (42%)
Bacteria
Rhodococcus opacus 19–26 3–19 6–74
Microalgae
Chlorella sp. 28–32 7–19 10,9 1–4 8–9 1–14 16–19 C15 (5%); C16:2 (11%)
Chlorella zofingiensis 28–32 23 2 2 36 18 8 C16:2 (7%); C16:3 (2%)
Crypthecodinium cohnii 23 13 23 3 8 C12 (3%); C22:6 (50%)
Chatoceros muelleri 31–68 18–40 5–40 0–25 0–4 0–5 0–5 C12 (6–20%); C16:2 (0–8%)
Schizochytrium linacinum 50–77 3–4 54–60 1–4 C22:5:2 (4–6%);
C22:6 (29–35%)

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