Table 4.
Effect of the quality of Arthrospira material on phycocyanin extracts.
Sample | Phycocyanin content in | Yield of | Purity ratio | Amount of biomass (kg) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
biomass (% dw.) |
crude extracts (% wt. phyco.) |
phycocyanin (% dw.) |
(A620/A280) | for 1 kg of phycocyanin | |
Group 1 | 6.75 ± 1.30 | 21.28 ± 1.81 | 4.10 ± 0.49 | 0.70 ± 0.11 | 24.39 |
Group 2 | 12.46 ± 0.99 | 35.87 ± 1.95 | 8.53 ± 0.73 | 1.06 ± 0.09 | 11.72 |
Group 3 | 21.31 ± 2.26 | 45.00 ± 2.30 | 14.98 ± 0.87 | 1.22 ± 0.21 | 6.67 |