Lipid Profile Comparisons of Eight Edible Microalgal Species via UPLC–HRMS: Implications for the Industrial Development and Food Nutritional Applications of Microalgal Oil

was highly enriched in sphingolipids (50.3% of the total lipids), making the two species ideal industrial raw materials for glycolipid and sphingolipid production, respectively. These eight edible microalgal species were abundant in polyunsaturated fatty acids. In addition, a rare acylated derivative of sulfolipid, acyl-sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol (acSQDG), was identified in five microalgal species. Multivariate analysis confirmed lipid classes as effective biomarkers for discriminating the eight cross-phyla edible microalgal species. Overall, this study provides comprehensive lipidomic characterization of these eight microalgae and offers valuable guidance for the industrial development of microalgal oils.

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Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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2026-04-27
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.6c00179
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Algal biology and biofuel production
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was highly enriched in sphingolipids (50.3% of the total lipids), making the two species ideal industrial raw materials for glycolipid and sphingolipid production, respectively. These eight edible microalgal species were abundant in polyunsaturated fatty acids. In addition, a rare acylated derivative of sulfolipid, acyl-sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol (acSQDG), was identified in five microalgal species. Multivariate analysis confirmed lipid classes as effective biomarkers for discriminating the eight cross-phyla edible microalgal species. Overall, this study provides comprehensive lipidomic characterization of these eight microalgae and offers valuable guidance for the industrial development of microalgal oils.

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Ocean Institute (US), Institute of Food Science and Technology (CN), Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (CN), Institute of Food Science & Technology (GB), Ocean University of China (CN), Xiaomi (China) (CN)
China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Ocean University of China, Taishan Scholar Foundation of Shandong Province, National Key Research and Development Program of China, Guangxi Key Research and Development Program
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