Table 2.
Amount of β-carotene accumulated by mutants affected in carotenoid biosynthesis
| Strain | β-carotene (μg/g dry mass) | |
|---|---|---|
| Dark | Light | |
| Wild type (R7B) | 8.6 ± 2.6ab | 170.8 ± 11.9d |
| MU206 | 81.6 ± 9.4d | 254.7 ± 24.1e |
| MU216 | 4.8 ± 0.4ab | 119.7 ± 16.9c |
| MU217 | 6.0 ± 0.6ab | 75.7 ± 8.1b |
| MU218 | 63.1 ± 6.3c | 736.1 ± 20.3f |
| MU264 | 0.0 ± 0.0a | 0.0 ± 0.0a |
| MU282 | 8.2 ± 0.2ab | 165.8 ± 8.5d |
| MU283 | 5.5 ± 0.8ab | 71.3 ± 11.5b |
| MU285 | 12.0 ± 2.0b | 54.8 ± 5.5b |
| MU286 | 8.9 ± 1.6ab | 47.2 ± 9.0b |
a–fValues are mean ± standard deviation of at least three independent experiments and values within a column with different superscript letters were significantly different (p < 0.05)