Research Article

Repeated Batch Fermentation Biotechnology for the Biosynthesis of Lipid and Gamma-Linolenic Acid by Cunninghamella bainieri 2A1

Table 2

Central composite design and experimental results for the biomass concentration, lipid concentration, lipid content, and GLA concentration produced by Cunninghamella bainieri 2A1 in repeated batch fermentation at 30°C for 96 h.

Run C/NBiomass 
(g/L)
Lipid concentration 
(g/L)
Lipid content 
(%)
GLA 
(g/L)

100+129.4521.56.128.30.33
2+1−1−171.517.652.8516.10.17
3+1−1+171.515.955.3533.50.15
400029.4520.94.521.50.21
50+1020.3819.64.120.90.22
6−1−1−13517.153.017.40.45
7+1+1−127.520.43.2615.90.40
8−10019.4519.54.422.50.18
900−129.4520.83.215.30.30
1000029.4521.04.521.40.19
1100029.4521.54.721.80.15
12−1−1+13516.655.9535.70.40
1300025.121.154.521.20.18
14+1+1+127.521.15.325.10.28
15−1+1−113.4619.22.414.50.35
160−105316.34.326.30.12
17+10039.7319.74.3522.00.20
18−1+1+113.4620.44.8524.00.29

: glucose concentration (g/L); : ammonium tartrate (g/L); : harvesting time (h); C/N: the ratio of initial carbon content (mol) to nitrogen content (mol) used in medium.