Table 1.
Biomass production and composition of polysaccharides extracted from Moroccan microalgae.
| Strains | Biomass (g L−1) | PS (%/biomass) | Total sugars (%/PS) | Sulfate (%/PS) | Uronic acid (%/PS) | Protein (%/PS) | Amino acid (%/PS) | Beta Glucan (%/PS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. platensis | 1.22 | 2.590 ± 0.40 | 17.275 ± 1.05 | 5.306 ± 0.37 | 3.602 ± 1.58 | 2.746 ± 0.21 | 0.206 ± 0.0 | 0.149 |
| D. salina002 | 1.13 | 4.103 ± 0.13 | 33.050 ± 0.92 | 11.541 ± 0.92 | 23.951 ± 2.62 | 4.202 ± 0.02 | 0.083 ± 0.0 | 0.008 |
| Porphyridium sp. | 0.6 | 5.529 ± 0.15 | 35.350 ± 0.05 | 10.427 ± 0.54 | 13.808 ± 5.45 | 2.701 ± 0.01 | 0.017 ± 0.0 | 0.108 |
| P. tricoruntum | 0.45 | 12.70 ± 2.66 | 5.003 ± 0.00 | 6.751 ± 0.59 | 32.331 ± 3.14 | 22.068 ± 0.13 | 0.019 ± 0.0 | 0.698 |
| Desmodesmus sp. | 0.42 | 7.2 ± 0.6 | 5.04 ± 0.00 | 5.27 ± 0.10 | 42.865 ± 10.4 | 11.850 ± 0.08 | 0.196 ± 0.0 | 0.043 |
| D. salina 067 | 0.91 | 6.17 ± 0.44 | 5.0 ± 0.00 | 4.051 ± 0.24 | 23.951 ± 5.15 | 15.744 ± 0.09 | 0.181 ± 0.0 | 0.037 |