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Table 4 Fatty acid methyl ester profiles of Y . lipolytica NCIM 3472 and NCIM 3589 on WCO

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

% of fatty acid methyl ester

NCIM 3472

NCIM 3589

Caprylic acid (C8:0)

ND

25

Lauric acid (C12:0)

ND

3.20

Myristic acid (C14:0)

ND

1.73

Palmitic acid (C16:0)

ND

21.13

Stearic acid (C18:0)

ND

3.43

Heneicosanoic acid (C21:0)

ND

1.79

Behenic acid (C22:0)

1.54

ND

Lignoceric acid (C24:0)

26.5

ND

Palmitoleic acid (C16:1)

ND

0.91

Oleic acid (C18:1n9c)

71.94

21.01

cis-11Eicosanoic acid (C20:1)

ND

2.00

cis-10-Heptadecanoic acid (C17:1)

ND

8.01

Linoleic acid (C18:2n6c)

ND

11.77

Total of fatty acids: Saturated

28.04

56.28

Total of fatty acids: Monounsaturated

71.94

31.93

Total of fatty acids: Polyunsaturated

ND

11.77

Total of fatty acids

99.9

99.98

  1. ND: Not detected.
  2. The values are the means of three independent determinations.