γ-linolenic acid production by microalgae

Morio Hirano; Hirofumi Mori; Yuuki Miura; Naoki Matsunaga; Noriyuki Nakamura; Tadashi Matsunaga

doi:10.1007/BF02920244

γ-linolenic acid production by microalgae

Morio Hirano^*, Hirofumi Mori, Yuuki Miura, Naoki Matsunaga, Noriyuki Nakamura, Tadashi Matsunaga

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Abstract

The production of γ-linolenic acid from algae in fresh and marine water was investigated. When Spirulina platensis was left in the dark condition, it contained about one and a half times γ-linolenic acid compared with conventional Spirulina platensis. Marine microalga, Chlorella sp. NKG 042401 contained about 10% of γ-linolenic acid. The highest γ-linolenic acid content was obtained when this alga was cultured under the radiation of around 100 μEinstein/m²/s.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	183-191
Number of pages	9
Journal	Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Volume	24-25
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02920244
Publication status	Published - 1990 Mar
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

γ- linolenic acid
green algae
lipid
marine microalgae
Spirulina platensis

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Bioengineering
Biochemistry
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Molecular Biology

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