Table 4.
Evaluation of the effect of nutrient starvation on Asta accumulation in BC cultures grown in the airlift PBRs shown in Fig. 6
| Medium | Growth (days) | Asta (mg/L) | dcw (g/L) | Asta/dcw (%) | Chla/dcw (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAD | 3 | 36.71a ± 0.31 | 7.49a ± 0.02 | 0.49a,b ± 0.06 | 0.76a ± 0.03 |
| MAD-N | 2 | 19.35b ± 0.51 | 3.95c ± 0.14 | 0.49a,b,c ± 0.10 | 0.42b ± 0.08 |
| 3 | 15.24c ± 0.74 | 4.62d ± 0.34 | 0.33c ± 0.06 | 0.27c ± 0.05 | |
| MAD-Fe | 3 | 35.04a ± 0.41 | 6.74b ± 0.12 | 0.52b ± 0.03 | 0.80a ± 0.04 |
| MAD-P | 3 | 28.82d ± 0.32 | 6.55b ± 0.24 | 0.44a ± 0.04 | 0.65d ± 0.04 |
Chla, chlorophyll a, dcw dry cell weight; ± represents standard deviation. Statistical significance is expressed by different letters according to the Tukey-Kramer test (n = 4)