S. cerevisiae has ability to produce high amount of
protein content
The total protein content of yeast cells was assayed, after adjusting
the optimum pH. The protein content of the sample under conditions of 24
h incubation and 25 µg/ml of zinc concentration at optimum pH 6, based
on the Kjeldahl method, was 61.4 g/L. This estimation was conducted by
multiplying total nitrogen by the coefficient factor of 6.25 and the
result showed that protein content of the yeast biomass was above 50%
(w/w).