Table 2. TAGs and CEs accumulation in Symbiodinium cells.
Lipid concentrations | Purified symbiotic Symbiodinium cells | ||
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(pg/cell) | Days of nitrogen-deprivation | ||
Normal | Day 5 | Day 30 | |
TAGs | 4.4 ± 0.09c | 7.87 ± 0.13b | 21.77 ± 0.08a |
CEs | 1.16 ± 0.10c | 3.32 ± 0.11b | 5.36 ± 0.15a |
Lipid contents of purified symbiotic Symbiodinium in the normal and nitrogen-deprivation treatments were analyzed by TLC. Data are presented as mean ± SD (N = 3). Superscript a–c denote statistical significance within control and nitrogen-deprivation treatments (P<0.001).