. 2014 Dec 17;9(12):e115023. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115023

Table 2. Changes in the amylose, amylopectin, and starch content of L. aequinoctialis before and after cultivation in Schenk & Hildebrandt medium (SH) and sewage water (SW).

Duckweed starch characteristics		After cultivation
	Control	SH	SW
Amylose (%)	20.12±1.05^a	13.40±1.48^b	14.83±0.61^b

Amylopectin (%)	79.88±1.05^b	86.60±1.48^a	85.17±0.61^a

Amylose/Amylopectin	0.252±0.02^a	0.155±0.01^b	0.174±0.02^b

Total starch (%)	28±1.44^c	39±1.95^a	34±1.62^b

All data are presented as the mean of triplicate measurements ± standard deviation. Different letters indicate significant differences between different conditions (p<0.05).