Fatty acid composition of the strain Nitzschia sp. isolated from the meromictic Lake Shira

Abstract

Algae that inhabit extreme environmental conditions are often capable of synthesizing and storing unique biochemical inclusions. The diatom alga Nitzschia sp., strain Z-6, isolated from the meromictic Lake Shira, under conditions of nitrogen starvation, is capable of accumulating rare PUFAs (polyunsaturated fatty acids) that may be useful for biotechnology.