Table 3 Biomass concentration (mg.L−1), biomass productivity (mg.L−1.d−1), lipid content (%), lipid productivity (mg.L−1.d−1) and PUFAs (%) of Galdieria sp. USBA-GBX-832 in different organic carbon sources and at different temperatures.

From: Production of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Lipids from Autotrophic, Mixotrophic and Heterotrophic cultivation of Galdieria sp. strain USBA-GBX-832

Temperature

Carbon source

Biomass (mg.L−1)

Biomass Productivity (mg.L−1.d−1)

Lipid content (%)

Lipid Productivity (mg.L−1.d−1)

PUFA (%)

25 °C

Class

Substrate

 

SD

 

SD

 

SD

 

SD

 

SD

Hexose

Glucose

1.79

0.1

89.46

4.92

5.54

0.1

4.99

0.09

35.23

0.82

Galactose

1.8

0.16

90.17

8.01

2.6

0.2

2.34

0.27

41.63

0.90

Hexiol

Mannitol

1.47

0.18

73.61

9.09

4.31

0.1

3.18

0.45

34.43

1.76

Sorbitol

1.62

0.13

81.17

6.55

6.75

0.34

5.48

0.56

35.42

0.46

Pentose

Arabinose

0.69

0.29

34.32

14.51

1.97

0.26

0.66

0.23

33.57

1.49

Xylose

1.28

0.28

64.21

13.75

6.7

0.38

4.29

0.86

32.24

0.40

Disaccharide

Sucrose

1.52

0.02

76.11

0.97

4.45

0.32

3.39

0.26

41.54

1.16

Trehalose

1.63

0.11

81.6

5.64

5.97

0.15

4.88

0.45

40.68

1.06

Triol

Glycerol

1.04

0.4

51.76

9.87

4.5

0.8

2.35

0.95

33.46

0.70

45 °C

Hexose

Glucose

1.33

0.11

165.95

14.15

2.82

0.15

4.67

0.15

25.10

0.59

Galactose

1.61

0.00

200.65

0.15

2.61

0.11

5.23

0.23

24.76

1.20

Hexiol

Mannitol

1.40

0.12

175.3

14.8

2.67

0.1

4.68

0.22

23.17

0.89

Sorbitol

1.22

0.01

152.4

1.5

1.34

0.35

2.03

0.51

22.47

0.50

Pentose

Arabinose

0.96

0.03

119.6

3.2

2.43

0.25

2.9

0.22

19.51

1.28

Xylose

1.25

0.05

155.95

5.65

3.42

0.54

5.31

0.66

22.86

0.40

Disaccharide

Sucrose

1.84

0.01

230.15

0.05

1.88

0.00

4.33

0.00

21.63

1.09

Trehalose

1.08

0.05

135.5

6.7

2.92

0.45

3.94

0.41

19.71

0.58

Triol

Glycerol

0.56

0.07

69.9

9.2

1.73

0.35

1.23

0.4

25.23

1.59

  1. Data are the means ± SD of three independent samples.