The determination of total protein, total soluble carbohydrate and pigment contents of some macroalgae collected from Gemlik-Karacaali (Bursa) and Erdek-Ormanli (Balikesir) in the Sea of Marmara, Turkey
OCEANOLOGIA, vol.45, no.3, pp.453-471, 2003 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 45 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2003
- Journal Name: OCEANOLOGIA
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.453-471
- Keywords: total protein, total soluble carbohdrate, pigments, seaweeds, NUTRITIONAL-VALUE, ACID PROFILES, ALGINIC ACID, AMINO-ACID, ALGAE, RED, DIGESTIBILITY, CHLOROPHYLLS, EQUATIONS, GROWTH
- Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
In this study, 12 taxa from the Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta and Rhodophyta were collected from different depths at Gemlik-Karacaali and Erdek-Ormanli. A total of 175 specimens from these divisions were used to determine Total Protein (TP), Total Soluble Carbohydrate (TSCH) and Chlorophyll a (Chl a), Chlorophyll b (Chl b), Chlorophyll c (Chl c), total carotenoid (Car) contents and Chl b/Chl a, Chl c/Chl a, Car/Chl a, Car/Chl b, Car/Chl c ratios. TP, TSCH and pigment contents varied significantly with respect to the algal taxa, stations and depth distribution. In addition, individual differences were important in all of the measured parameters.