Table 3.

Pigments composition of microalgae biomass. Amounts are represented in (µg/g) unidentified peaks are less than 5% of total pigments for all samples.

Pigments (µg/g)	De.S	Du.S	N.L	P.T	N.S	C.S1	C.S2
Chlorophyll c3	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd
Unknown	212.2 ± 5	351.0 ± 7.5	nd	nd	nd	269.7 ± 4.6	80.78 ± 1.3
Chlorophyllide	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd
Peridin	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	16.70 ± 0.1	4.69 ± 0.1
Vaucheriaxanthin	nd	nd	164.8 ± 2.6	nd	85.16 ± 0.6	nd	nd
19-But-Fucoxanthin	nd	nd	nd	50.75 ± 2.2	nd	nd	nd
Fucoxanthin	nd	nd	183.2 ± 9.8	264.5 ± 29	13.05 ± 0.1	104.8 ± 5.5	22.2 ± 0.2
Neoxanthin	158.3 ± 2.5	103.2 ± 12	423.4 ± 28	nd	53.45 ± 3.2	48.29 ± 1.2	20.0 ± 0.1
Prasinoxanthin	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	22.64 ± 0.20	41.13 ± 0.2
Violaxanthin	54.60 ± 2.3	83.01 ± 11.7	1228 ± 61	nd	1679 ± 83	nd	nd
19-hex-fuco	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd
Dinoxanthin	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd
Antheraxanthin	nd	344.4 ± 4.6	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd
Astaxanthin	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	48.42 ± 0.5	nd
Diadinoxanthin	256.7 ± 3	43.44 ± 1.0	nd	2166 ± 68	140.5 ± 2.4	nd	nd
Alloxanthin	17.64 ± 0.1	55.73 ± 0.5	nd	nd	130.5 ± 2.9	94.06 ± 0.8	24.33 ± 0.1
Diatoxanthin	26.75 ± 1.0	nd	136.3 ± 1.0	1558 ± 88	nd	nd	nd
Lutein	5111 ± 61	3014± 76	nd	nd	nd	3220 ± 54	2069 ± 34
Zeaxanthin	284.5 ± 2.5	195.8 ± 6.7	136.8 ± 1.0	nd	584.9 ± 3.6	151.1 ± 1.7	15.52 ± 1.0
Dihydro lutein	145.0 ± 2.9	175.6 ± 2.5	nd	216.2 ± 2.0	nd	248.7 ± 9	111.1 ± 17
Unknown	nd	nd	nd	nd	165.2 ± 3.5	nd	nd
Chlorophyll b	862.6 ± 8.6	1454 ± 23	nd	nd	nd	725 ± 35	389.3 ± 19
Chlorophyll a	2993 ± 14	3424 ± 87	1065 ± 22	2714 ± 23	2001 ± 54	615.3 ± 4.1	1455 ± 3.9
β-carotene	647.3 ± 13	743.5 ± 44.3	284.5 ± 2	348.7 ± 4.4	2223 ± 88	1039 ± 17	614.4 ± 8.3
Canthaxanthin	nd	nd	3.40 ± 0.05	nd	136.5 ± 12.1	nd	nd
α-carotene	nd	76.01 ± 0.1	nd	nd	84.16 ± 3.2	nd	nd

Values are given as mean (n = 2) ± standard deviation (absolute value). nd = Not detected.