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Table 2 Chlorophyll a and carotenoid contents of V. geminata, P. pyrenoidosa, B. eriensis, and S. obliquus

From: Antioxidant activities of some edaphic algae in Egypt

 

V. geminata

P. pyrenoidosa

B. eriensis

S. obliquus

Chlorophyll a (mg/g dwt)

0.29d ± 0.003

0.36c ± 0.005

0.70a ± 0.025

0.63b ± 0.003

Carotenoids (mg/g dwt)

0.10d ± 0.000

0.29b ± 0.006

0.69a ± 0.016

0.14c ± 0.003

  1. Results are mean ± SE of three replicates
  2. Different letters mean statistically significant differences (p < 0.05)