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Table 3 The effects of duration of nitrogen depletion on lipid content and lipid productivity

From: Dynamic metabolic profiling of the marine microalga Chlamydomonas sp. JSC4 and enhancing its oil production by optimizing light intensity

Duration of N depletion (d)

Lipid content (% of DCW)

Lipid productivity (mg L −1 d −1 )

0

13.8 ± 1.3

210 ± 4

1

26.0 ± 1.1

325 ± 20

2

34.1 ± 1.1

328 ± 1

3

43.1 ± 1.4

312 ± 2

5

52.6 ± 0.6

259 ± 8

7

53.7 ± 0.8

200 ± 7

  1. Chlamydomonas sp. JSC4 cultured at a light intensity of 300 μmol m−2 s−1 (CO2 aeration = 2.0%; CO2 flow rate = 0.1 vvm.).