Authors : A. K. Mohite
Page Nos : 73-75
Description :
Five taxa of blue green algae viz. Nostoc coeruleum, N. entophytum, Phormidium fragile (Meneghini) Gomont, Tolypothrix tenuis (Kuetz.) Johs. Schmidt em. and Spirulina platensis (Nordst.) Geitler were mass cultured using nutrient medium in laboratory. The dried powder of these algal samples was analysed for their biochemical constituents like proteins, total carbohydrates, lipids and phenol content. The results obtained were expressed on percentage dry matter basis. The order of observed concentration amongst them was total carbohydrates> lipids > proteins > phenols except Spirulina platensis and Phormidium fragile. Proteins were ranged from 4.46 ± 0.27 to 44.1± 1.01 %, total carbohydrates 10.32 ± 0.59 to 28.24 ± 0.88 %, lipids 1.26 ± 0.26 to 19.05± 0.82 and phenols were varied from minimum of 0.068± 0.015 to 1.06± 0.108 %.
Keywords: Biochemical composition, mass cultured, blue green algae.
