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Table 3 Biomass, lipid content, yield coefficients and fatty acid composition of Y. lipolytica strains on wastes

From: Evaluation of single cell oil (SCO) from a tropical marine yeast Yarrowia lipolytica NCIM 3589 as a potential feedstock for biodiesel

Y. lipolytica strain

Waste used

X (gL-1)

L (gL-1)

YL/X (gg-1)

Fatty acids (wt %)

TSFA

TMUFA

TPUFA

NCIM 3229

Fish

8.59

0.44

0.05

52.61

34.1

13.3

 

WCO

7.0

2.33

0.33

56.28

31.33

11.77

 

Whey

5.91

0.23

0.03

68.4

15.6

15.5

 

WMO

1.92

0.42

0.22

85.85

ND

14.13

NCIM 3450

Fish

8.57

0.53

0.06

47.6

40.8

11.46

 

WCO

5.43

2.45

0.45

79.54

14.64

4.15

 

Whey

6.91

0.29

0.05

97.97

0.45

1.54

 

WMO

0.59

0.32

0.55

70.27

21.05

8.63

NCIM 3472

Fish

8.92

0.98

0.11

65.94

0.81

33.21

 

WCO

7.98

2.67

0.33

28.04

71.94

ND

 

Whey

5.7

0.2

0.04

59.6

12.63

27.74

 

WMO

2.19

0.38

0.17

90.39

ND

9.59

NCIM 3589

Fish

2.86

0.39

0.14

29.57

10.35

60.03

 

WCO

5.04

1.19

0.24

56.82

32.5

11.98

 

Whey

2.6

0.33

0.13

61.98

3.69

34.3

 

WMO

2.27

0.48

0.21

41.95

6.46

51.57

NCIM 3590

Fish

9.67

1.33

0.13

70.74

1.48

27.7

 

WCO

7.65

2.2

0.28

77.12

1.2

20.54

 

Whey

5.49

0.28

0.05

39.68

53.22

7.05

 

WMO

1.6

0.34

0.2

73.39

ND

26.57

  1. X: Biomass; L: lipid yield; Y L/X: lipid yield coefficient per gram biomass; ND: Not detected.
  2. T SFA: Total of Saturated Fatty Acids; T MUFA: Total of Monounsaturated Fatty Acids; TPUFA: Total of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids.
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