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Table 5 Comparison of DHA yield and TFA yield by % COD equivalent in the literature

From: Effect of cultivation mode on the production of docosahexaenoic acid by Tisochrysis lutea

Culture mode

Strain

Carbon substrate

DHA yield (% COD)

TFAs yield (% COD)

Refs.

Heterotrophy

Chlorella vulgaris

Glucose

NC

87

Shen et al. (2015a)

Heterotrophy

Scenedesmus obliquus

Sodium acetate

NC

6.6

Shen et al. (2015b)

Mixotrophy

Isochrysis galbana

Glycerol

NP

41.7a

Babuskin et al. (2014)

Mixotrophy

Tisochrysis lutea

Glycerol

2.63

13.10

This study

  1. NC: The microalgae does not contain this substance
  2. NP: Not presented in the literature
  3. a Deducing data according to the literature data