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. 2026 Apr 29;49(6):1579–1587. doi: 10.1007/s00449-026-03339-1

Table 3.

Pigment content of N. oceanica under different light conditions and MF application of 30 mT

Assays	Pigment content (mg g⁻¹)^*
Assays	Chlorophyll a	Vaucheriaxanthin	Violaxanthin	Zeaxanthin	Antheraxanthin	β-Carotene
Control—12L/12D	0.13 ± 0.04^a,b,c	0.10 ± < 0.01^a,b	0.06 ± 0.02^a	0.01 ± < 0.01^a	0.0040 ± 0.0010^a	0.0004 ± 0.0002^b
MF 24 h d⁻¹—12L/12D	0.20 ± 0.03^a	0.11 ± < 0.01^a	0.07 ± 0.05^a	0.01 ± < 0.01^a	0.0036 ± 0.0003^a	0.0017 ± 0.0005^a
MF 1 h d⁻¹—12L/12D	0.19 ± 0.09^a,b	0.08 ± < 0.01^a,b	0.04 ± 0.02^a	0.01 ± < 0.01^a	0.0034 ± 0.0021^a	0.0004 ± 0.0001^b
Control—24L	0.06 ± 0.03^b,c	0.05 ± < 0.01^b	0.03 ± 0.01^a	0.01 ± < 0.01^a	0.0029 ± 0.0026^a	0.0001 ± 0.0002^b
MF 24 h d⁻¹—24L	0.05 ± 0.02^c	0.06 ± < 0.01^a,b	0.05 ± < 0.01^a	0.01 ± < 0.01^a	0.0022 ± 0.0004^a	0.0003 ± 0.0002^b
MF 1 h d⁻¹—24L	0.06 ± 0.02^b,c	0.06 ± < 0.01^a,b	0.06 ± 0.02^a	0.01 ± < 0.01^a	0.0026 ± 0.0008^a	0.0002 ± 0.0001^b

^*Different letters in the same column represent significant difference at a 95% confidence level (p < 0.05) between the assays