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Table 1 Effect of carbon and nitrogen sources on biomass and lipid production in newly isolated marine oleaginous yeast strains

From: Characterization and robust nature of newly isolated oleaginous marine yeast Rhodosporidium spp. from coastal water of Northern China

Treatment

Rhodosporidium

TJUWZ4

Cryptococcus TJUWZA11

Biomass

(g/L)

Lipid

(g/L)

Biomass

(g/L)

Lipid

(g/L)

Carbon source

 Glucose

4.29 ± 0.08

0.73 ± 0.04

6.57 ± 0.15

0.62 ± 0.02

 Sucrose

4.70 ± 0.11

0.60 ± 0.11

6.94 ± 0.13

0.49 ± 0.07

 Fructose

2.30 ± 0.14

0.35 ± 0.04

6.30 ± 0.16

0.52 ± 0.03

 Lactose

3.66 ± 0.27

0.56 ± 0.05

5.04 ± 0.04

0.30 ± 0.01

 Starch

ND

0.039 ± 0.00

ND

0.41 ± 0.02

Nitrogen source

 Peptone

5.39 ± 0.49

1.37 ± 0.07

6.42 ± 0.08

0.75 ± 0.02

 Yeast extract

7.65 ± 0.07

1.19 ± 0.27

6.73 ± 0.13

0.66 ± 0.02

 NH4Cl

6.1 ± 0.32

0.88 ± 0.08

4.25 ± 0.15

0.45 ± 0.01

 (NH4)2SO4

4.71 ± 0.04

0.75 ± 0.06

4.14 ± 0.11

0.38 ± 0.01

 (NH4)2SO4 + yeast extract

6.92 ± 0.34

1.21 ± 0.14

7.45 ± 0.09

0.74 ± 0.08

 (NH4)2SO4 + peptone

5.25 ± 0.18

0.90 ± 0.02

6.00 ± 0.19

0.60 ± 0.1

 NH4Cl + yeast extract

5.00 ± 0.34

0.64 ± 0.09

5.62 ± 0.02

0.45 ± 0.08

 NH4Cl +peptone

5.42 ± 0.57

0.90 ± 0.11

5.30 ± 0.35

0.38 ± 0.05

 Yeast extract + peptone

7.35 ± 0.42

1.52 ± 0.08

7.36 ± 0.06

0.69 ± 0.07

  1. ND not determined