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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India

Volume 36 Issue 1&2

Biochemical composition of some common seaweeds from Lakshadweep.

N. Kaliaperumal, V. S. K. Chennubhotla, M. Najmuddin, J. R. Ramalingam and S. Kalimuthu
Abstract

Studies made on protein, carbohydrate and lipid from 28 marine algae from Lakshadweep Islands. The protein content ranged from 0.1 to 18.9 % in green algae, 4.6 to 12.2% brown algae and 2.7 to 13.1% in red algae. The carbohydrate content was from 0.5 to 15.8 %, 1.5 to 13.0% and 2.0 to 29.4% in green, brown and red algae respectively. The lipoid content varied from 2.6 to 13.8% in green algae, 2.2 to 8.3% in brown algae and 3.1  to 8.3% in red algae.

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Date : 30-12-1994