Table 1 Protein, carbohydrate and lipid fractions in several algal species

Anabaena cylindrica [96]

43–56

25–30

4–7

Aphanizomenon flos-aquae [96]

62

23

3

Chlamydomonas reinhardtii [96]

48

17

21

Chlorella minutissima [21]

9–24

14–42

31–57

Auxenochlorella protothecoides [97]

11–26

17–24

25–54

Auxenochlorella protothecoides [21]

36–38

41–52

11–23

Chlorella pyrenoidosa [96]

57

26

2

Chlorella emersonii [21]

28–32

11–41

29–63

Chlorella sorokiniana [21]

42–45

32–38

20–22

Chlorella vulgaris [96]

51–58

12–17

14–22

Chlorella vulgaris [21]

7–29

51–55

18–40

Dunaliella salina [96]

57

32

6

Euglena gracilis [96]

39–61

14–18

14–20

Nannochloropsis sp. [98]

23–59

5–17

9–62

Porphyridium cruentum [96]

28–39

40–57

9–14

Scenedesmus obliquus [96]

50–56

10–17

12–14

Spirogyra sp. [96]

6–20

33–64

11–21

Arthrospira maxima [96]

60–71

13–16

6–7

Spirulina platensis [96]

46–63

8–14

4–9

Synechococcus sp. [96]

63

15

11