Table 4 Biomass compositions of microalgae under different phytohormone treatments
Algal species | Phytohormone | Protein content | Carbohydrate content | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Treated | Control | Treated | Control | |||
C. vulgaris | GA3 | 12.4 × 10−8 mg cell−1 | 9.5 × 10−8 mg cell−1 | 4.8 × 10−8 mg cell−1 | 3.2 × 10−8 mg cell−1 | [11] |
C. vulgaris | BL and kinetin | 390 fg cell−1 | 100 fg cell−1 | 350 fg cell−1 | 60 fg cell−1 | [12] |
C. vulgaris | Cytokinins | 38 × 10−8 µg cell−1 | 18 × 10−8 µg cell−1 | 3.8 × 10−8 µg cell−1 | 1.1 × 10−8 µg cell−1 | [15] |
SDEC-11 | DA-6 | 39% | 39% | 17% | 14% | [13] |
SDEC-13 | DA-6 | 37% | 39% | 15% | 13% | [13] |
C. reinhardtii | 1-triacontanol | 44% above the control | Â | No difference | Â | [39] |
C. vulgaris | Indomethacin | 43 × 10−8 µg cell−1 | 30 × 10−8 µg cell−1 | 5.2 × 10−8 µg cell−1 | 2.7 × 10−8 µg cell−1 | [49] |
SDEC-11 | GIB | 22/25%a | 24%b | 17/22%a | 23%b | This study |
SDEC-13 | GIB | 30/34%a | 32%b | 16/20%a | 21%b | This study |