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Table 3 Measurement of photosynthetic activity

From: Molecular and cellular mechanisms of neutral lipid accumulation in diatom following nitrogen deprivation

Group

Chlorophyll fluorescence parameters

Fv/Fm

Fv/Fo

Fo

Fm

Control

0.604 ± 0.003

1.520 ± 0.019

323.75 ± 2.50

816.75 ± 7.23

-N

0.550 ± 0.0164**

1.221 ± 0.080**

184.25 ± 4.86**

409.00 ± 5.42**

  1. Note: Chlorophyll fluorescence parameters were monitored 48 h post N deprivation (−N). Date are shown as means × ¯ ±SD; * and ** denote significant difference (p < 0.05) and extremely significant difference (p < 0.01), respectively.