Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts

Table 2 A summary of biomass, lipid content, and productivity and composition of fatty acids at different light/dark cycles under autotrophic and mixotrophic conditions

From: Cell growth and lipid accumulation of a microalgal mutant Scenedesmus sp. Z-4 by combining light/dark cycle with temperature variation

	Autotrophic condition					Mixotrophic condition
	0 h/24 h	8 h/16 h	12 h/12 h	16 h/8 h	24 h/0 h	0 h/24 h	8 h/16 h	12 h/12 h	16 h/8 h	24 h/0 h
Biomass (g L⁻¹)	0.48	0.82	1.23	1.48	1.72	2.74	3.15	3.58	3.74	3.87
Lipid content (%)	10.23	17.14	28.32	24.35	19.24	26.41	30.12	37.68	32.27	27.24
Lipid productivity (mg L⁻¹ day⁻¹)	18.42	34.65	56.82	42.13	36.26	98.13	135.62	182.64	166.31	144.67
Saturated fatty acids (%)	56.41	54.55	53.41	48.41	47.41	53.95	53.55	53.48	49.59	46.58
Unsaturated fatty acids (%)	43.59	45.45	46.59	51.59	52.59	46.05	46.45	46.52	50.59	53.52

Back to article page

ISSN: 2731-3654

Contact us

General enquiries: journalsubmissions@springernature.com