Table 2.

Yields of X. dendrorhous cultivation in YPD and YMC culture media

	Y A/X (mg/g)	Y A/TS (mg/g)	Y X/TS (g/g)
YPD
CECT1690	0.143	0.050	0.352
CECT11028	0.148	0.020	0.138
ATCC 74219	3.312	0.693	0.209
YCM
CECT1690	1.263	0.099	0.078
CECT11028	0.554	0.124	0.224
ATCC 74219	48.70	1.806	0.037

Y _A/X yield of astaxanthin production on biomass, Y _A/TS yield of astaxanthin production on sugars consumed, Y _X/TS yield of biomass on sugars consumed