title: Microalgae: a potential source of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
abstract: Selected fish oils are the main industrial sources of PUFAs. However, this oil may be insufficient in the future to meet the expected growth in world demand for n-3 fatty acids (Tacon, 1995). Refined oils produced by marine microalgae represent potential sources of supplemental dietary fatty acids. This study examines the lipid and fatty acid composition of three microalgae that were isolated from the costal waters of Tunisia with particular interest on the variability of composition related to the cellular growth stage.
authors.affiliation: Institut National des Sciences et Technologies de la Mer, Laboratoire d'aquaculture, BP 59, 5000 Monastir Tunisie. amor.elabed@minedu.edunet.tn
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: El Abed
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marzouk
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Medhioub
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Helal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Medhioub
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000737:chemistry / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000032:analysis*; D058870:Food, Organic; D006801:Humans; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated