Table 3.

Biomass composition calculated after the reconciliation procedure

	Fabb-expressing strain						Control strain
	21%		11%		8%		21%		11%		8%
	% w/w	sd	% w/w	sd	% w/w	sd	% w/w	sd	% w/w	sd	% w/w	sd
Protein	34.9	2.3	37.0	2.4	40.0	2.6	37.0	2.4	37.8	2.5	38.9	2.6
Carbohydrate	41.7	4.0	35.0	3.3	30.1	2.9	36.9	3.5	39.7	4.0	35.6	3.5
Lipid	6.6	3.4	9.8	3.2	10.3	3.2	6.2	3.3	7.8	3.5	8.7	3.3
RNA	6.9	0.7	6.2	0.6	6.1	0.6	6.6	0.7	6.0	0.6	4.9	0.5
DNA	0.14	0.01	0.15	0.01	0.15	0.01	0.13	0.01	0.13	0.01	0.13	0.01
SO4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.3	2.7	3.5	0.2	0.2
H2O	3.2	2.5	5.2	2.4	6.8	2.2	6.3	2.4	0.2	0.2	5.0	2.4
Metals	6.4	0.4	6.4	0.4	6.4	0.4	6.4	0.4	5.6	1.2	6.5	0.4
C	44.3	1.4	44.6	1.4	44.4	1.4	43.0	1.4	45.6	1.2	44.7	1.4
H	6.2	0.2	6.5	0.2	6.6	0.2	6.3	0.2	6.0	0.2	6.4	0.2
N	6.7	0.4	6.9	0.4	7.4	0.4	6.9	0.4	7.0	0.4	7.0	0.4
O	35.6	1.4	34.8	1.4	34.3	1.4	36.4	1.4	34.1	1.3	34.6	1.4
S	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
Ashes	7.1	0.4	7.1	0.4	7.2	0.4	7.1	0.4	7.1	0.4	7.1	0.4

Biomass composition in terms of macromolecular and elemental compounds for the different experimental conditions (% O₂ in the inlet air 21, 11, 8).