Light enhanced the accumulation of total fatty acids (TFA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in a newly isolated heterotrophic microalga Crypthecodinium sp. SUN
A Crypthecodinium strain was isolated and named as Crypthecodinium sp. SUN. Light was firstly employed on Crypthecodinium and increased its TFA and DHA contents. The increase of TFA content was contributed by the decrease of starch. Light increased the specific growth rate of Crypthecodinium sp. SUN.