Isolation, molecular identification of lipid-producing Rhodotorula diobovata: optimization of lipid accumulation for biodiesel production

Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Table 4 Effect of different raw materials on biomass and lipid accumulation by Rhodotorula diobovata

Raw materials	Lipid yield (g/L)*	Dry biomass (g/L)*	Lipid content (%)*
Control	1.56^c	3.91^d	39.89 ^c
Corn steep liquor	0.56^d	2.05^e	27.32^d
Sugar cane molasses	4.16^b	9.77^b	42.58^b
Whey	0.26^e	4.68^c	5.56^e
Sugar beet molasses	4.98^a	11.43^a	43.57^a

*Superscripts a, b, c, d, and e within the same column imply that mean values denoted by the same letters are not significant, Tukey’s test, α = 0.05, n = 3