Biochemical profiling of chlorophylls, carotenoids, proteins and lipids of trentepohlia aurea (l) c. Martius, chlorophyta | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Phycology | ||
| Article 2, Volume 25, Issue 1, 2024, Pages 15-20 PDF (2.36 M) | ||
| Document Type: Short Communication | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/egyjs.2024.295582.1029 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Rama Kant* 1; Kuntal Sarma2; Doli .3; Narendra Kumar4; Manju Sharma5; Nikhil Chandra Halder6; Archasvi Tyagi7; Deepti Gupta7; Gauri .7; Vijai Malik7 | ||
| 1Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut | ||
| 2Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Manesar, Gurgaon, Haryana, India | ||
| 3Research Scholar, Botany Department, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, Uttarpradesh, India | ||
| 4Department of Botany, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chattishgarh, 495009, India. | ||
| 5Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Haryana, Manesar, Gurgaon, 122413 India. | ||
| 6Department of Botany, Uluberia College, Uluberia, Howrah, West Bengal, 711315, India | ||
| 7Department of Botany, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, 250004, India | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The northeastern region of India is a biodiversity hot spot rich in flora and fauna including green microalgae. The present communication deals with the synthesis of photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll-a & b and carotenoids) along with other value-added products such as total proteins and total lipids from the dominant sub-aerial, branched filamentous green microalga Trentepohlia aurea (L.) C. Martius belongs to the family Trentepohliaceae (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta). The microalga was found growing naturally on the cemented walls near Bimal Singha stadium, Kailashahar, Unakoti Tripura, India. Fresh biomass was collected and evaluated for biochemical characterization. In light of our findings, the mean chlorophyll a:b ratio was 2.69 ± 0.03, while the chlorophyll: the carotenoid ratio was observed 1.99 ±0.08. The green microalga T. aurea could be a good source of biofuel, natural pigments, and other bioactive compounds which could be a boon for the food and pharmaceutical industries. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Chlorophytes; carotenoids; chlorophyll; lipids; proteins | ||
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