Table 1 Culture density and cellular composition of major biomolecules of N. oleoabundans cells determined after 11 days of growth under nitrogen replete (+N) and nitrogen limited (−N) conditions
|  | +N | –N |
|---|---|---|
Culture density (cells/mL) | (6.1 ± 0.2) × 107 | (3.8 ± 0.2) × 107 |
Chlorophyll a (μg/mg) | (119.3 ± 12.6) × 10-3 | (5.9 ± 0.4) × 10-3 |
Chlorophyll b(μg/mg) | (42.6 ± 5.5) × 10-3 | (5.5 ± 0.5) × 10-3 |
Starch content (% DCW) | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 4.0 ± 0.5 |
Protein content (% DCW) | 37.9 ± 4.0 | 19.4 ± 17.1 |