The cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis is one of the most promising sources of the polyunsaturated fatty acid γ-linolenic acid (GLA). The GLA content of Spirulina can be enhanced by cultivation under light-dark cycles in the laboratory or outdoors. Thus, in strain BP, the GLA content increased from 1.2 to 1.6% when cultivated under light-dark cycles. Moreover, in the derived mutant Z19, the GLA content reached 2.4% when cultivated outdoors. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest GLA content ever reported for any alga. © 1994 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
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Tanticharoen, M., Reungjitchachawali, M., Boonag, B., Vonktaveesuk, P., Vonshak, A., & Cohen, Z. (1994). Optimization of γ-linolenic acid (GLA) production in Spirulina platensis. Journal of Applied Phycology, 6(3), 295–300. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02181942
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