Table 3.
Effects of cell disruption methods on Oedogonium algae pigments (hexane as solvent).
| Cell Disruption method | Chl a* (μg/ml) |
Chl b** (μg/ml) |
Car*** (μg/ml) |
Chl a + Chl b | Chl a/Chl b | Car/ Chl a + Chl b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shake mill | 3.77 ± 0.02 | 1.59 ± 0.04 | 5.18 ± 0.02 | 5.36 ± 0.04 | 2.37 ± 0.01 | 0.96 ± 0.01 |
| Water bath | 11.19 ± 0.05 | 2.837 ± 0.01 | 6.55 ± 0.03 | 14.02 ± 0.05 | 3.94 ± 0.03 | 0.46 ± 0.03 |
| Osmotic shock | 0.94 ± 0.02 | 0.45 ± 0.01 | 1.258 ± 0.02 | 1.39 ± 0.03 | 0.208 ± 0.01 | 0.89 ± 0.02 |
| Triton x 100 | 2.41 ± 0.03 | 7.70 ± 0.03 | 2.01 ± 0.01 | 10.11 ± 0.02 | 0.312 ± 0.02 | 0.19 ± 0.01 |
| Bligh and Dyer | 1.01 ± 0.02 | 2.69 ± 0.01 | 0.65 ± 0.02 | 3.70 ± 0.01 | 0.375 ± 0.03 | 0.175 ± 0.01 |
Note: Data values are average of two independent experiments with p < 0.05.