Table 3.
Spectrophotometric determination of chlorophyll and total carotenoid content in various Botryococcus species and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (CC503).
| Strain | Total Chl, (% of dw) | Chl a / Chl b (mol:mol) | Total Car, (% of dw) | Car / Chl (w:w) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. braunii var. Showa | 0.49 | 2.2 | 0.21 | 0.43 |
| B. braunii Kawaguchi-1 | 0.86 | 2.3 | 0.54 | 0.63 |
| B. braunii Yamanaka | 0.39 | 2.0 | 0.10 | 0.26 |
| B. braunii UTEX 2441 | 0.38 | 2.5 | 0.19 | 0.50 |
| B. braunii UTEX LB572 | 0.64 | 2.1 | 0.13 | 0.20 |
| B. sudeticus (UTEX 2629) | 1.60 | 2.9 | 0.42 | 0.26 |
| C. reinhardtii (CC503) | 2.05 | 2.2 | 0.37 | 0.18 |