The effect of phosphate starvation on the lipid and fatty acid composition of the fresh water eustigmatophyte Monodus subterraneus

Phosphate starvation of the eustigmatophyte Monodus subterraneus results in a decrease in the proportion of PE and MGDG and an increase in DGTS and DGDG, supporting the hypothesized two-pathway biosynthesis of EPA-containing molecular species of galactolipids.