Treatments

Xmax

(g/l)

Xmax

(per h)

Yx/s

(g cell/g substrate)

Total Carotenoids

(mg/g dry cell weight)

Pure vegetable Juice (PVJ)

2.05a ± 0.10 (day 2)

0.009 ± 0.001

0.11a ± 0.01

0.56a ± 0.01 (day 2)

Pure vegetable Juice + Yeast extract

(PVJ + E)

1.74a ± 0.20 (day 2

0.007 ± 0.001

0.07a ± 0.01

0.35a ± 0.03 (day 3)

Synthetic 112 media (Control)

3.74b ± 0.20 (day 5)

0.29 ± 0.02

0.27b ± 0.15

0.76b ± 0.13 (day 4)