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Table 8 Pigments in Chaetoceros gracilis cells grown for 4 or 8 days in F/2 or Daigo IMK medium

From: Advantageous characteristics of the diatom Chaetoceros gracilis as a sustainable biofuel producer

Pigments

Amount of pigments (mg/L)

F/2

Daigo IMK

4 days

8 days

4 days

8 days

Chlorophyll a

3.38 ± 0.39

2.96 ± 0.07

3.49 ± 0.06

3.36 ± 0.07

Chlorophyll c

0.734 ± 0.070

0.646 ± 0.018

0.761 ± 0.008

0.741 ± 0.013

Fucoxanthin

1.95 ± 0.31

1.71 ± 0.05

2.02 ± 0.08

2.20 ± 0.06

Diadinoxanthin

0.524 ± 0.030

0.611 ± 0.030

0.513 ± 0.023

0.597 ± 0.009

ß-Carotene

0.0962 ± 0.0113

0.0696 ± 0.0042

0.0957 ± 0.0032

0.0720 ± 0.0055

  1. Chaetoceros gracilis cells cultivated in F/2-enriched seawater or Daigo IMK culture medium, pigments quantified on days 4 and 8, and n
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Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts

ISSN: 2731-3654

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