Table 2.

Proximate composition of macronutrients of Chlorella vulgaris WT and mutants presented as percentage of dry weight.

Culture	Condition	Proteins	Lipids	Carbohydrates	Ashes
		(% DW)	(% DW)	(% DW)	(% DW)
WT	Dark	30.5 ± 0.8e	15.4 ± 1.9a	48.8 ± 2.9a	5.4 ± 0.5d
	Light	35.3 ± 0.4d	15.8 ± 1.5a	42.2 ± 1.8b	6.6 ± 0.7c
MT01	Dark	39.5 ± 0.9c	18.4 ± 1.8a	32.0 ± 1.1c	10.1 ± 0.2b
	Light	45.5 ± 0.8b	14.3 ± 2.3a	27.5 ± 3.3c	12.7 ± 0.4a
MT02	Dark	48.7 ± 1.3a	14.9 ± 2.4a	27.1 ± 2.1c	9.3 ± 0.2b
	Light	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.

Different letters indicate significant differences (p > 0.05) between strains and treatments. Values are given as means ± standard deviation of three biological replicates (n = 3).

n.a., not analyzed due to insufficient biomass sample.