RSH Medium Dry weight of biomass (g/L) Lipid content (% of dry cell weight) Lipid yield (g/L)
Initial pH of the medium RSHpH5 11.32 ± 0.16 26.08 ± 1.33 2.95 ± 0.06
RSHpH5.5 11.39 ± 0.17 28.47 ± 1.36 3.24 ± 0.09
RSHpH6 12.59 ± 0.14 36.45 ± 1.55 4.59 ± 0.15
RSHpH6.5 12.05 ± 0.12 32.31 ± 1.49 3.89 ± 0.13
RSH dilution RSH100% 12.42 ± 0.17 36.89 ± 1.66 4.58 ± 0.14
RSH50% 8.74 ± 0.19 27.33 ± 1.38 2.39 ± 0.11
RSH25% 6.30 ± 0.11 21.17 ± 0.92 1.33 ± 0.04
Table 2: Effects of initial pH of the medium and RSH dilution on biomass yield and lipid accumulation of L. starkeyi.