Table 4 Calculated EPA and DHA production rates (μg L -1 day -1 ) during exponential growth for five species of microalgae based on specific growth rates and cellular PUFA content values from Table 2
From: On the potential application of polar and temperate marine microalgae for EPA and DHA production
| Irradiance | EPA (μg L -1 day -1 ) | DHA (μg L -1 day -1 ) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (μmol m -2s -1) | LT | HT | LT | HT | |
| Chaetoceros brevis | 10 | 125 ± 14 | 138 ± 31 | 3 ± 0 | 3 ± 0 |
| 25 | 193 ± 68 | 160 ± 84 | 4 ± 1 | 3 ± 2 | |
| 75 | 174 ± 14 | 176 ± 0.7 | 3 ± 0 | 4 ± 0 | |
| 150 | 175 ± 14 | 223 ± 20 | 4 ± 1 | 4 ± 1 | |
| Thalassiosira weissflogii | 10 | 76 ± 17 | 60 ± 6 | 12 ± 3 | 10 ± 1 |
| 75 | 119 ± 36 | nd | 22 ± 7 | nd | |
| 150 | 110 ± 27 | nd | 21 ± 7 | nd | |
| Pyramimonas sp. | 75 | 0 | nd | 5 ± 1 | nd |
| Emiliania huxleyi | 75 | 5 ± 1 | nd | 164 ± 41 | nd |
| Fibrocapsa japonica | 75 | 150 ± 30 | nd | 0 | nd |