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. 2015 Mar 18;8:48. doi: 10.1186/s13068-015-0226-y

Table 3.

The effects of duration of nitrogen depletion on lipid content and lipid productivity

Duration of N depletion (d) Lipid content (% of DCW) Lipid productivity (mg L −1 d −1 )
0 13.8 ± 1.3 210 ± 4
1 26.0 ± 1.1 325 ± 20
2 34.1 ± 1.1 328 ± 1
3 43.1 ± 1.4 312 ± 2
5 52.6 ± 0.6 259 ± 8
7 53.7 ± 0.8 200 ± 7

Chlamydomonas sp. JSC4 cultured at a light intensity of 300 μmol m−2 s−1 (CO2 aeration = 2.0%; CO2 flow rate = 0.1 vvm.).