Table 3.

Total dry cell weight, lipid contents, and lipid yields of C.reinhardtii grown under various concentrations of C6 ceramide.

Activator	DCW (g/L)		FAME contents (% w/w)		FAME yield (g/L)
Conc.(mM)	3 day	5 day	3 day	5 day	3 day	5 day
0	0.77 ± 0.06	0.88 ± 0.05	10.35 ± 0.49	10.20 ± 0.56	0.08 ± 0.01	0.09 ± 0.01
0.04	0.78 ± 0.05*	0.95 ± 0.02	11.50 ± 0.54	11.56 ± 0.81	0.09 ± 0.01	0.11 ± 0.01

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).