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Table 2 Fatty acids composition in Antarctic yeasts

From: Antarctic yeasts: analysis of their freeze-thaw tolerance and production of antifreeze proteins, fatty acids and ergosterol

Yeast species

Fatty acids, %

Saturated

Monounsaturated

Polyunsaturated

Total

LA(C18:2)

ALA(C18:3)

C20:2 <

L. creatinivorum

23.1

42.7

30.2

18.6

10.8

0.8

C. parapsilosis

44.9

20.0

16.8

13.5

1.9

1.4

V. victoriae

37.3

29.6

33.1

30.1

2.2

0.8

D. fristingensis

11.0

60.9

28.1

21.8

6.3

ND

R. mucilaginosa

15.5

60.0

20.6

17.8

2.2

0.6

C. laryngis

20.2

67.1

12.1

11.5

nd

0.6

S. salmonicolor

43.7

41.9

14.4

14.4

nd

nd

W. anomalus

21.9

37.3

36.7

33.1

3.1

0.5

G. gastrica

13.3

43.3

36.4

34.9

nd

1.5

M. gelida

49.3

38.1

12.6

12.6

nd

nd

M. blollopis

44.0

29.7

26.3

24.5

0.7

1.2

  1. nd not detected, LA(C18:2) linoleic acid, ALA(C18:3) alpha linolenic acid, C20:2 < PUFAs of 20 carbons with more than two unsaturation