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Table 5 Fatty acid composition of TAG as a percentage of total TAG, and TAG as a percentage of total lipid or dry weight

From: Survey of the total fatty acid and triacylglycerol composition and content of 30 duckweed species and cloning of a Δ6-desaturase responsible for the production of γ-linolenic and stearidonic acids in Lemna gibba

 

Fatty acids (% of total)

% TAG per mg of lipid

% TAG per mg dry weight

 

14:0

16:0

16:1

18:0

18:1

18:2

18:3 (GLA)

18:3 (ALA)

18:4

20:0

22:0

Landoltia punctata

0.6 ± 0.21

39.6 ± 9.4

n.d. 2

5.4 ± 0.6

6.7 ± 1.4

12.2 ± 1.2

n.d.

35.5 ± 7.9

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

0.7 ± 0.1

0.06 ± 0.01

Lemna aequinoctialis

2 ± 0.5

36.1 ± 1.9

n.d.

28.4 ± 1.8

3.8 ± 1.2

11.9 ± 1.6

n.d.

17.8 ± 3

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

0.6 ± 0.1

0.06 ± 0.01

Lemna disperma

2.7 ± 0.4

44 ± 12.6

n.d.

22.1 ± 10.2

7.3 ± 7.3

10.4 ± 1.7

n.d.

13.4 ± 3.1

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

0.5 ± 0.1

0.05 ± 0.02

Lemna gibba

0.3 ± 0.1

30.5 ± 2.3

n.d.

6.2 ± 0.6

7.1 ± 1.8

17 ± 1.3

n.d.

33 ± 2.3

5.9 ± 1.1

n.d.

n.d.

0.5 ± 0.1

0.06 ± 0.00

Lemna japonica

1.9 ± 0.7

36.2 ± 1.7

n.d.

6.6 ± 0.6

3.4 ± 0.1

22.9 ± 0.9

5.5 ± 0.5

18.5 ± 0.5

5.1 ± 0.1

n.d.

n.d.

0.9 ± 0.0

0.08 ± 0.01

Lemna minor

2.5 ± 0.4

44 ± 1.9

n.d.

15 ± 0.5

4.1 ± 1.0

12.5 ± 1.9

n.d.

22 ± 0.9

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

0.3 ± 0.0

0.03 ± 0.01

Lemna minuta

1.1 ± 0.1

38.4 ± 0.5

n.d.

11.1 ± 0.5

6.9 ± 0.1

16.3 ± 0.7

n.d.

26.2 ± 1.1

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

0.8 ± 0.1

0.06 ± 0.01

Lemna obscura

1.7 ± 0.2

29.2 ± 4.2

n.d.

16.1 ± 1.6

3.8 ± 1.2

13.7 ± 1.6

n.d.

31.5 ± 6.1

3.9 ± 0.9

n.d.

n.d.

0.7 ± 0.2

0.05 ± 0.00

Lemna perpusilla

0.8 ± 0.0

35.2 ± 0.2

n.d.

8.4 ± 1.3

5.2 ± 0.5

23.3 ± 0.0

n.d.

23.8 ± 3.2

n.d.

1.6 ± 0.2

1.6 ± 0.9

1.4 ± 0.2

0.08 ± 0.01

Lemna tenera

1.2 ± 0.1

46.7 ± 1.1

n.d.

17 ± 3.5

5.9 ± 0.1

12.3 ± 1.1

n.d.

17 ± 2.9

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

0.9 ± 0.2

0.06 ± 0.01

Lemna triscula

1.1 ± 0.1

20.7 ± 1.3

n.d.

7 ± 1.3

1.8 ± 0.1

32.7 ± 0.5

3.3 ± 0.7

33.5 ± 0.6

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

0.6 ± 0.1

0.04 ± 0.01

Lemna turionefera

1.6 ± 0.3

30.5 ± 2.2

n.d.

9.4 ± 0.2

2.5 ± 0.7

20.3 ± 2.7

5.8 ± 0.1

25.9 ± 1.4

4.1 ± 1.1

n.d.

n.d.

0.6 ± 0.1

0.05 ± 0.01

Lemna valdiviana

1.3 ± 0.0

36.3 ± 2.2

n.d.

13 ± 2.0

5.4 ± 0.4

15.7 ± 0.9

n.d.

28.4 ± 2.3

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

0.6 ± 0.1

0.05 ± 0.01

Spirodela intermedia

2 ± 0.6

41.8 ± 2.1

n.d.

22.7 ± 3.1

3.3 ± 1.3

4.7 ± 1.3

n.d.

25.6 ± 1.7

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

0.4 ± 0.1

0.03 ± 0.00

Spirodela polyrhiza

1.6 ± 0.3

42.4 ± 3.9

n.d.

12.2 ± 4.1

3.7 ± 0.9

10.1 ± 1.0

n.d.

29.9 ± 0.1

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

0.2 ± 0.0

0.02 ± 0.00

Wolffia angusta

1.9 ± 0.1

34.2 ± 1.2

n.d.

14.2 ± 0.4

9.80.02

29.6 ± 0.7

n.d.

10.3 ± 0.8

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

1.3 ± 0.2

0.1 ± 0.01

Wolffia arrhiza

5.3 ± 0.3

33.9 ± 2.9

n.d.

17.4 ± 0.8

6.8 ± 2.0

23.7 ± 1.0

n.d.

12.9 ± 1.7

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

0.6 ± 0.1

0.05 ± 0.00

Wolffia australiana

2.5 ± 0.5

38.1 ± 5.5

n.d.

24.3 ± 2.7

7.4 ± 2.7

17 ± 3.7

n.d.

10.8 ± 1.9

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

0.2 ± 0.1

0.02 ± 0.01

Wolffia borealis

6.4 ± 0.4

38.5 ± 3.4

n.d.

34.5 ± 3.0

n.d.

9 ± 4.3

n.d.

11.7 ± 2.9

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

0.3 ± 0.1

0.04 ± 0.02

Wolffia brasiliensis

1.3 ± 0.0

46.1 ± 0.3

n.d.

32 ± 1.5

3.7 ± 0.0

8 ± 0.1

n.d.

8.9 ± 0.2

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

0.8 ± 0.1

0.04 ± 0.00

Wolffia cylindracea

1.1 ± 0.2

54.7 ± 1.0

n.d.

7 ± 0.7

4.5 ± 0.9

24 ± 0.8

n.d.

8.7 ± 1.7

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

1.0 ± 0.3

0.07 ± 0.02

Wolffia globosa

2.5 ± 0.7

43.8 ± 2.4

n.d.

25.2 ± 4.8

6.5 ± 6.1

9.3 ± 2.2

n.d.

12.6 ± 6.2

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

0.6 ± 0.3

0.06 ± 0.03

Wolffia neglecta

4.5 ± 0.9

48.5 ± 1.5

n.d.

29.1 ± 0.3

4.9 ± 1.2

6.6 ± 1.5

n.d.

6.5 ± 1.3

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

0.3 ± 0.0

0.04 ± 0.00

Wolffiella caudata

1.6 ± 0.1

51.2 ± 1.3

n.d.

9.8 ± 1.5

3 ± 0.3

17.1 ± 0.1

n.d.

17.3 ± 1.6

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

0.7 ± 0.1

0.05 ± 0.01

Wolffiella hyalina

2.1 ± 0.6

47.1 ± 3.2

n.d.

15.7 ± 1.4

9.8 ± 1.6

14.5 ± 2.0

n.d.

10.9 ± 1.4

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

0.6 ± 0.1

0.06 ± 0.01

Wolffiella lingulata

1.8 ± 0.2

47 ± 2.1

n.d.

32.3 ± 3.7

3.8 ± 0.7

5.9 ± 0.7

n.d.

9.2 ± 2.7

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

2.7 ± 0.3

0.15 ± 0.02

Wolffiella neotropica

1.9 ± 0.4

47.2 ± 2.7

n.d.

23.8 ± 5.0

5.1 ± 4.6

7.1 ± 3.7

n.d.

14.9 ± 3.7

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

0.9 ± 0.1

0.06 ± 0.01

Wolffiella oblonga

2.4 ± 0.1

39.3 ± 2.5

n.d.

24.8 ± 2.6

4.9 ± 3.5

12.7 ± 5.5

n.d.

15.9 ± 4.1

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

1.1 ± 0.2

0.11 ± 0.00

Wolffiella repanda

1.7 ± 0.5

48.8 ± 4.9

n.d.

11.5 ± 1.3

3.5 ± 1.1

17.1 ± 1.5

n.d.

17.4 ± 2.9

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

1.0 ± 0.1

0.07 ± 0.00

Wolffiella welwitschii

0.7 ± 0.3

52.9 ± 1.2

n.d.

19.3 ± 9.6

2.5 ± 0.6

14.3 ± 5.3

n.d.

10.3 ± 4.2

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

0.9 ± 0.4

0.04 ± 0.01

  1. 1Values represent means ± standard deviation of three or more independent samples. 2n.d. indicates none detected.