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      Catenella repens; biochemical composition; physico-chemical parameters; seasonal variation; data analysis.

    • Abstract

       

      The biochemical composition of red seaweeds,Catenella repens was investigated in this present study along with subsequent analysis of relevant physico-chemical variables.In this study, the relationship between the nutritive components of this species and the ambient environmental parameters was established.Protein content varied from 2.78 ± 0.30% of dry weight (stn.3)to 16.03 ± 0.96% of dry weight (stn.1) with highest values during monsoon.The protein levels were positively correlated with dissolved nitrate content and negatively correlated with water temperature (except stn.3)and salinity.Carbohydrate content of this species varied significantly (𝑝 > 0.05) during pre-monsoon between stations and the values showed positive relationship with salinity and surface water temperature.In contrast to carbo- hydrate,lipid concentration was lowest in values and varied very slightly between seasons and stations.Astaxanthin content of the seaweed species was greater in pre-monsoon than monsoon and post-monsoon in all the selected stations.Compared with the three seasons, samples of red seaweed collected in pre-monsoon has high carbohydrate –astaxanthin in contrast to protein –lipid which showed high values during monsoon.Statistical analysis computed among the environmental and biochemical parameters suggests the potential role played by the abiotic parameters on biosynthetic pathways of seaweed.This paper also highlights the influence of the nutritional quality of water that can be used for mass cultivation of Catenella repens.

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      Kakoli Banerjee1 Rajrupa Ghosh1 Sumit Homechaudhuri2 Abhijit Mitra1

      1. Department of Marine Science, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata 700 019, India.
      2. Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata 700 019, India.
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  • Journal of Earth System Science | News

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