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. 2013 Feb 27;4(1):49–56. doi: 10.1007/s13205-013-0123-7

Table 2.

Effect of carbon source on productivity of biomass and flavonoid content

Carbon source (2 % W/V)	Productivity (mg/L/day)
Carbon source (2 % W/V)	Biomass (g⁻¹)	Flavonoid
Galactose	598.4 ± 0.89	8.4 ± 0.1
Fructose	610.6 ± 1.2	9.5 ± 0.7
Glucose	864 ± 6.8	12.4 ± 1
Glucose/cinnamate^a	–	–
Phenylalanine	386.4 ± 2.7	4.9 ± 0.2
Lactose	20.5 ± 0.01	0.78 ± 0.01
Maltose	330 ± 5.2	1.8 ± 0.4
Mannitol	10.6 ± 0.02	0.5 ± 0.01
Glucose/coumarate^a	–	–
Sucrose	700.2 ± 6.9	7.3 ± 0.5

Data are the mean ± SD of three independent measurements

Significant at P < 0.01. F-ratio = 3.569**, CD_(0.05) = 2.76

^aCells are found dead on 3rd day