Table 2.
Sugars and glycerol content of A. platensis grown at different salinities (n = 3, ±SD). The different superscript letters denote statistically significant differences.
| Glucose (% Total Sugars) |
Galactose + Fructose (% Total Sugars) |
Ramnose (% Total Sugars) |
Glycerol (% Dry Weight) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 92.6% a | 6.7% a | n.d | 0.7% a |
| 5 g/L | 92.8% a | 6.5% a | n.d | 0.8% a |
| 10 g/L | 92.3% a | 6.3% a | 0.8% a | 1.3% b |
| 20 g/L | 93.9% b | 4.7% b | 0.8% a | 2.4% c |
| 40 g/L | 95.5% c | 3.4% c | 0.7% a | 4.4% d |
| 60 g/L | 97.9% d | 1.5% d | 0.4% b | 5.1% d |