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. 2015 Nov 9;14:177. doi: 10.1186/s12934-015-0375-5

Table 4.

Fitting parameters of biomass and astaxanthin production to Eq. (2) in totally-saccharified mussel waste (TSMS) containing different initial concentration of sugars

Biomass
X m (g/L) v m (g/L h) λ X (h) Y A/X (mg/g)
20 g/L 6.35 ± 1.03 0.977 (NS) 45.61 (NS) 3.962
40 g/L 7.41 ± 1.08 0.159 ± 0.119 30.78 ± 19.05 1.389
80 g/L 9.03 ± 1.74 0.185 ± 0.168 45.12 ± 24.91 0.355
100 g/L 9.14 ± 1.16 0.126 ± 0.060 50.77 ± 17.46 0.261
Astaxanthin
A m (mg/L) v m (mg/L h) λ a (h) Y A/TS (mg/g)
20 g/L 24.64 ± 6.53 0.272 ± 0.208 54.58 ± 32.25 1.001
40 g/L 13.71 ± 8.72 0.142 (NS) 42.96 (NS) 0.268
80 g/L 3.24 ± 0.80 0.419 (NS) 20.77 (NS) 0.036
100 g/L 2.58 ± 0.47 0.308 (NS) 20.18 (NS) 0.024

Also yields of astaxanthin on biomass produced (Y A/X) and on total sugars consumed (Y A/TS) are shown

NS non significant