Published May 12, 2026 | Version v3
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Lactic Acid-Driven Fatty Acid Accumulation in the Marine Microalga Crypthecodinium cohnii

  • 1. ROR icon National Technical University of Athens
  • 2. ROR icon Agricultural University of Athens
  • 3. Luleå University of Technology

Description

This study evaluated whether the marine microalga Crypthecodinium cohnii can use lactic acid (LA) as a carbon source for biomass growth and DHA (omega-3) production. It assessed growth performance, lipid accumulation, fatty acid composition, lactic acid concentrations, and nitrogen sources in batch cultures. Results showed efficient LA assimilation, high lipid accumulation, and DHA levels reaching up to 47% of total fatty acids under optimized conditions.

This dataset contains the raw and processed data supporting the submitted manuscript: 

Lactic Acid-Driven Fatty Acid Accumulation in the Marine Microalga Crypthecodinium cohnii
Katerina Foka, Christina Ferousi, Anthi Karnaouri, Evangelos Topakas
(Manuscript under review)

The dataset includes:
- ZIP file (11 spreadsheets and 8 figures)
- readme.txt file as a metadata file

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Funding

European Commission
TwInn4MicroUp - Twinning Innovation Hub for Microbial Platforms in Plastic Upcycling 101159570
Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation
EnZyReMix 15024