Table 1.

Total dry cell weight, lipid contents, and lipid yields of C.reinhardtii under various levels of osmotic stress.

NaCl	DCW (g/L)		FAME contents (% w/w)		FAME yield (g/L)
Conc. (M)	3 day	5 day	3 day	5 day	3 day	5 day
0	1.02 ± 0.02	1.28 ± 0.03	6.19 ± 0.12	7.87 ± 0.02	0.06 ± 0.01	0.10 ± 0.01
0.05	0.96 ± 0.02	1.33 ± 0.05	9.16 ± 0.17	8.66 ± 0.06*	0.08 ± 0.01*	0.11 ± 0.01
0.10	1.09 ± 0.01	1.38 ± 0.01	8.08 ± 0.17	9.19 ± 0.03*	0.09 ± 0.01*	0.13 ± 0.01
0.15	0.94 ± 0.28	1.30 ± 0.01	7.98 ± 1.76	7.95 ± 0.47	0.07 ± 0.04	0.10 ± 0.04

Data are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 3). Significant differences, as determined by Student’s t-test, are indicated by an asterisk (*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001).