Table 5.
Strain | Phycobiliprotein levels (μg/μg chla)a | Photosynthetic Pigments (μg/μl) | |||
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PEb | PCc | APd | Chlae | Carotenoids | |
Fd33 | 8.66±0.34a | 20.89±0.29a | 16.03 ±0.40a | 0.0012±1.67E-4a | 0.7007±0.1062a |
HSF33-1 | 10.78±0.27a | 21.92±0.29a | 17.96±0.25a | 0.0011±2.12E-4a | 0.6918±0.0448a |
HSF33-2 | 7.49±0.47a | 20.20±0.54a | 1.02±0.50a | 0.0011±3.71E-4a | 0.6148±0.1185a |
Mean pigment levels (±standard errors) for three independent biological replicates were calculated. Identical letters followed by values denote no significant difference between treatments within the same column (P> 0.05).
PE= phycoerythrin,
PC= phycocyanin
AP= allophycocyanin
Chla= Chlorophyll a.