Abstract
The Very Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (VLC-PUFAs) of the n-3 family are abundant in microalgae. Plants accumulate Triacylglycerol (TAG) to store energy. The TAG of most algal species contain mostly saturated and monounsaturated fatty acid (FA); these FA are less complicated to produce and provide more energy. The studies of the red microalga, P. cruentum, have shown that VLC-PUFA accumulated in TAG can be utilized to biosynthesize the eukaryotic-like molecular species of chloroplastic lipids, especially at low temperatures. It was hypothesized that some algae whose habitat is characterized by rapidly changing environmental conditions can swiftly adapt to these conditions by mobilizing VLC-PUFA from their TAG to chloroplastic lipids. Based on the hypothesis, a chlorophyte microalga, P. incisa, was isolated. That led to the search for polyunsaturated fatty acid-rich photosynthetic microalgae.
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