Table 8 Variation of L. minuta’s chlorophyll (a), chlorophyll (b), total chlorophyll, and carotenoid content in different studied culture media

Chlorophyll (a) (µg/g FW)

 AAP

3

(a)

7.22

6.09

1.22

13.39

 HM

3

(b,c)

64.73

10.06

58.85

76.35

 MS

3

(b,c)

67.87

33.45

30.06

93.62

 SH

3

(c)

95.07

22.14

73.48

117.72

 SIS

3

(a,b)

23.99

9.33

18.47

34.76

 N.H

3

(a)

9.93

2.08

8.15

12.22

Chlorophyll (b) (µg/g FW)

 AAP

3

(a)

12.67

14.74

3.43

29.67

 HM

3

(a)

22.16

12.38

11.13

35.55

 MS

3

(a,b)

40.72

16.68

27.94

59.58

 SH

3

(a,b)

41.01

17.05

22.22

55.48

 SIS

2

(a)

13.42

15.97

2.13

24.71

 N.H

3

(b)

74.11

14.73

60.4

89.68

Total Chlorophyll (µg/g FW)

 AAP

3

(a)

19.89

10.30

10.47

30.88

 HM

3

(a,b)

86.87

14.55

70.1

96.12

 MS

3

(b)

108.55

16.78

89.61

121.53

 SH

3

(b,c)

136.04

38.84

95.68

173.16

 SIS

3

(a)

32.67

23.25

17.69

59.45

 N.H

3

(c)

198.19

38.29

174.13

242.35

Carotenoids (µg/g FW)

 AAP

3

(a,b)

50.80

20.31

27.35

62.6

 HM

3

(a,b)

20.05

11.98

8.2

32.16

 MS

3

(b)

34.68

7.31

28.68

42.83

 SH

3

(b)

38.03

7.64

32.25

46.69

 SIS

3

(a)

3.70

3.31

0.16

6.71

 N.H

3

(b)

54.71

4.80

49.47

58.88