Results and discussion
3.1. Biomass, total carotenoids and total fatty acids
The biomass concentration, total carotenoid and TFA contents
and productivities concerning the yeast growth on CPS 75, CPS
100, SCM 75 and SCM 100 are depicted in Fig. 1a) and b). The biomass
concentration was higher when the yeast was grown on CPS
75 and SCM 75 (5.28 and 5.35 g L1, respectively) comparing to the
biomass produced on CPS 100 and SCM 100 (4.50 and 3.97 g L1,
respectively). This observation suggests that, at this higher sugar
concentration, the yeast growth was subjected to a certain degree
of inhibition by the carbon substrate, or by the effect of toxic compounds,
that was intensified as the CPS and SCM concentrations
increased