Lipid composition of a green alga, Botryococcus braunii.
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Agricultural and Biological Chemistry
- Vol. 51 (2) , 493-498
- https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb1961.51.493
Abstract
Botryococcus braunii strain Austin and strain Berkeley cultured under the same conditions contained 27.4g and 34.0g of lipids per 100g of dry alga, respectively. The lipids in the former strain were 25.5% hydrocarbons, 58.8% other nonpolar lipids, and 15.7% polar lipids, and those in the latter strain were 71.6%, 9.2%, and 19.2%, respectively. Distinct differences were also observed in the components of the nonpolar and polar lipids, especially in the latter, between the strains. The fatty acid composition of the nonpolar lipid fraction in Austin strain was unique, oleic acid being 81% of the total acids.Keywords
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