Carbon source influences Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast cell survival strategies: quiescence or sporulation

Figures & data

Figure 1. Growth dynamics and carbon/nitrogen source utilization by S. cerevisiae NBIMCC 584 during batch cultivation in different nutrient media: YEPD (A), Yeast Nitrogen Base supplemented with 2% glucose (YNBG) (B) and Yeast Nitrogen Base supplemented with 1% ethanol (YNBE) (C).

Table 1. Growth kinetic parameters for S. cerevisiae NBIMCC 584 strain grown in different nutrient media.

	YNBG	YNBE	YPD
μ [h^-1]	0.22 ± 0.02	0.25 ± 0.03	0.34 ± 0.02
Yx/s	0.30 ± 0.03	0.45 ± 0.01	0.40 ± 0.09

Figure 2. Carbon source influence on the entrance of diploid strain S. cerevisiae NBPMCC 584 in different latent states: sporulation (A) or quiescence (B).

Figure 3. Intracellular ROS and NADH/NADPH levels in S. cerevisiae NBPMCC 584 during transition into non-dividing states.