Circadian rhythm promotes the biomass and amylose hyperaccumulation by mixotrophic cultivation of marine microalga Platymonas helgolandica

Table 3 Comparison of biomass and starch production in microalgae under different culture strategies reported in literatures

	Species	Light–dark cycles	Carbon source	Nutrient stress	Biomass (g L⁻¹)	Starch content (% DW)	Starch concentration (g L⁻¹)	Starch productivity (g L⁻¹ d⁻¹)	References
Autotrophy	Chlamydomonas reinhardtii	L:D = 14:10	CO₂ (5%)	−N	/^a	12.50	0.06	0.015 (4^b)	[41]
	Chromochloris zofingiensis	Continuous illumination	CO₂ (1%)	+N (20 mM)	4.29	43.40	1.34	0.27 (5)	[42]
	Chlorella sp. AE10	Continuous illumination	CO₂ (10%)	± N (20 mM/5 mM)	2.80	60.30	1.86	0.31 (6)	[31]
	Tetraselmis subcordiformis	Continuous illumination	CO₂ (2%)	-N + P	1.60	65	1.10	0.37 (3)	[43]
Mixotrophy	Scenedesmus sp. ASK22	L:D = 12:12	Glucose (19.35 g L⁻¹)	/	4.88	39.93	1.61	0.23 (7)	[33]
	Platymonas helgolandica var. tsingtaoensis	Continuous illumination	Glucose (10 g L⁻¹)	/	3.13	29.80	0.93	0.08 (12)	This study
	Platymonas helgolandica var. tsingtaoensis	L:D = 6:18	Glucose (10 g L⁻¹)	/	6.35	61.09	3.56	0.40 (9)	This study
Heterotrophy	Tetraselmis chuii	Continuous darkness	Glucose (10 g L⁻¹)	−N (4.8 mM)	1.00	60.82	0.61	0.02 (30)	[14]
Heterotrophy	Platymonas helgolandica var. tsingtaoensis	Continuous darkness	Glucose (10 g L⁻¹)	+N (10 mM)	2.68	61.82	1.65	0.14 (12)	This study

^aData unavailable
^bThe number in the parentheses represented the cultivation day used for calculation and comparison

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