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. 2018 Nov 23;4(11):e00957. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00957

Table 4.

Yield of PEAR and quantification of subsequent extraction of lipids, carrageenan's and cellulose from Asparagopsis taxiformis (Delile) Trevisan residue.

Solvent PEAR Yield
Lipids
Carrageenans
Cellulose
g (100 g)−1 in dw
g (100 g)−1 in dw
g (100 g)−1 in dw
g (100 g)−1 in dw
M1 M2 M1 M2 M1 M2 M1 M2
Water 58.73 ± 5.54a 76.08 ± 1.87a 1.80 ± 0.04a 1.30 ± 0.03a 3.75 ± 1.56a 2.28 ± 0.47a 23.81 ± 0.89a 20.74 ± 0.68a
Ethanol 75.43 ± 3.65b 87.30 ± 1.18bc 0.65 ± 0.06b 0.58 ± 0.03b 6.98 ± 1.56a 14.30 ± 1.46b 21.65 ± 2.69a 18.13 ± 0.52b
Methanol 72.47 ± 0.39c 81.20 ± 5.59ab 0.26 ± 0.03c 0.35 ± 0.03c 7.77 ± 1.83a 6.85 ± 3.07a 20.30 ± 0.89a 20.59 ± 0.37a
Ethyl acetate 82.71 ± 2.86d 92.75 ± 1.00c 2.05 ± 0.03d 1.57 ± 0.08d 20.78 ± 1.88b 21.18 ± 0.81c 18.59 ± 0.49a 18.47 ± 0.54b

Data are mean ± standard deviation in grams per 100 grams of seaweed residue on a dry weight basis. All determinations were carried out in triplicate.

Different letters within the same column indicate significant differences (p ≤ 0.01) determined in SPSS 24.0 using Tukey b test.