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LIMNOLOGICA
Volume 36, Issue 3, Pages 204-210Publisher
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.limno.2006.05.002
Keywords
chlorophyceae; eustigmatophyceae; trebouxiophyceae; Nannochloropsis; polyunsaturated fatty acids; food web interactions; picoplankton; aquaculture; biotechnology
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In the eustigmatophycean Nannochloropsis limnetica the content of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) is extremely high in comparison to different planktonic green algal taxa, in freshwater ecosystems. The sums of n-6 and n-3 fatty acids in N. limnetica were ten-fold higher than in the other picoplankton Choricystis minor and Pseudodi tyosphaerium jurisii, and higher than in the nanoplanktonic green algae Chlorella vulgaris, Monoraphidium neglectum and Scenedesmus obtusiusculus. The content of fatty acids in N. limnetica was highly variable under different culture conditions. The highest concentrations of PUFA in N. limnetica were found in non-aerated suspension cultures, with a high content of phosphate (40 mg1(-1) K2HPO4) in the culture medium: linoleic acid 22.19 mg g(-1) DW. arachidonic acid 10.52 mg g(-1) DW, and eicosapentaenoic acid 55.56 mg g(-1) DW. N. limnetica represent a high-quality food resource in freshwater food chains. Furthermore, cultures of this eustigmatophycean alga have a high potential for use in biotechnology and aquaculture. (c) 2006 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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