From: Microalgal biofactories: a promising approach towards sustainable omega-3 fatty acid production
Organism | % EPA and/or DHA production | Reference |
---|---|---|
Bacteria | ||
Shewanella putrefaciens | 40.0 EPA | [21] |
Alteromonas putrefaciens | 24.0 EPA | [22] |
Pneumatophorus japonicus | 36.3 EPA | [23] |
Photobacterium | 4.6 EPA | [24] |
Fungi | ||
Thraustochytrium aureum | 62.9 EPA + DHA | [1] |
Mortierella | 20.0 EPA | [25] |
Mortierella | 13.0 EPA | [26] |
Pythium | 12.0 EPA | [27] |
Pythium irregulare | 8.2 EPA | [28] |
Fish | ||
Merluccius productus | 34.99 EPA + DHA | [29] |
Theragra chalcogramma | 41.35 EPA + DHA | [29] |
Hypomesus pretiosus | 33.61 EPA + DHA | [29] |
Sebastes pinniger | 29.8 EPA + DHA | [29] |
Oncorhynchus gorbusha | 27.5 EPA + DHA | [29] |
Mallotus villosus | 17.8 EPA + DHA | [29] |
Sardinops sagax | 44.08 EPA + DHA | [29] |
Clupea harengus pallasi | 17.32 EPA + DHA | [29] |
Plant (transgenic) | ||
Soybean | 20.0 EPA | [30] |
Brassica carinata | 25.0 EPA | [31] |
Nicotiana benthamiana | 26.0 EPA | [32] |
Microalgae | ||
Nannochloropsis sp. | 26.7 EPA + DHA | [33] |
Nannochloropsis oceanica | 23.4 EPA | [34] |
Nannochloropsis salina | ~28 EPA | [35] |
Pinguiococcus pyrenoidosus | 22.03 EPA + DHA | [36] |
Thraustochytrium sp. | 45.1 EPA + DHA | [37] |
Chlorella minutissima | 39.9 EPA | [38] |
Dunaliella salina | 21.4 EPA | [39] |
Pavlova viridis | 36.0 EPA + DHA | [40] |
Pavlova lutheri | 27.7 EPA + DHA | [41] |
Pavlova lutheri | 41.5 EPA + DHA | [42] |
Isocrysis galbana | ~28.0 EPA + DHA | [43] |