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The cyanobacteriumSpirulina platensis is one of the most promising sources of the polyunsaturated fatty acid γ-linolenic acid (GLA). The GLA content ofSpirulina 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.
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Tanticharoen, M., Reungjitchachawali, M., Boonag, B. et al. Optimization of γ-linolenic acid (GLA) production inSpirulina platensis . J Appl Phycol 6, 295–300 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02181942
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