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Table 2 Comparison of starch production in different microalgae under batch culture mode with different ICDs and nutrient deprivation conditions

From: Fine-tuned regulation of photosynthetic performance via γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) supply coupled with high initial cell density culture for economic starch production in microalgae

Strain

ICD (g L−1)

Culture setup and conditions

Starch inducer

Starch content (%DW)

Starch yield (g L−1)

Starch theoretical productivity (g L−1 day−1)

References

Chlorella sp. AE10

0.1

350 mL tube PBR, 10% CO2, 1000 μmol m−1 s−1 continuous irradiance

–N (4.4 mM)

60.5

1.21

0.73

Cheng et al. (2017)

Chlorella sp. AE10

0.1

As above

–N (4.4 mM)

56.9

1.42

0.71

Yuan et al. (2018)

Chlorella vulgaris Beijerinck CCALA924

0.1

300 mL glass cylinder PBR, 2% CO2, 780 μmol m−1 s−1 continuous irradiance

–N

37

0.10

0.19

Brányiková et al. (2011)

0.1

 

–P

53

0.35

0.48

0.1

 

–S

60

0.62

0.74

0.5

 

–S

60

1.2

2.32

1.2

 

–S

55

1.8

3.41

1.8

 

–S

40

1.4

2.51

Chlorella vulgaris SAG 211-11b

0.25

1.5 L flat panel PBR, 5% CO2, 1300 μmol m−1 s−1 continuous irradiance

–N

28.9

0.17

0.25

Carnovale et al. (2021)

0.65

 

–N

15.0

0.17

0.42

Chlorella fusca

1

2 L flat Roux bottle, 1.5% CO2, 120 μmol m−1 s−1 continuous irradiance

–N

49

1.86

0.38

Jerez et al. (2016)

1

 

–S

45

2.03

0.47

Tetraselmis subcordiformis

0.5

500 mL glass column PBR, 2–3% CO2, 100–200 μmol m−1 s−1 continuous irradiance

–N

54.0

0.7

0.49

Yao et al. (2012)

0.5

–S

62.1

1.2

0.62

0.5

–P

44.1

1.1

0.21

Yao et al. (2013a)

1.0

–P

42.2

1.6

0.30

2.0

–P

28.7

1.3

0.19

3.0

–P

24.8

1.4

0.18

0.5

–N + 3 mM P

64.5

1.0

0.5

Yao et al. (2018)

0.6

–N + 12 mM NaHCO3

58.1

1.5

0.73

Qi et al. (2019)

1.1

–N

50.6

1.3

0.27

This study

1.1

–N + 5 mM GABA

68.4

2.0

0.45

This study

2.8

–N

54.2

2.1

0.38

This study

2.8

–N + 2.5 mM GABA

61.6

2.5

0.48

This study