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http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/25719| Title: | Vitamin C content of some macroalgae of Visakhapatnam, east coast of India |
| Authors: | Sarojini, Y Sarma, Nittala S |
| Issue Date: | Dec-1999 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | Vitamin C is analysed on monthly samples of 24 species of macroalgae collected for one year from the intertidal habitats of Visakhapatnam coast. Chlorophyll-a and carbohydrate are also analysed. In general, the algae belonging to Chlorophyceae and Phaeophyceae have higher annual mean contents of the vitamin (360 and 352 μg/g respectively) than Rhodophyceae (271 μg/g). The species which are rich in vitamin C are Padina tetrastomatica (513 μg/g), Spongomorpha indica (510) and Chaetomorpha antennina (488). The vitamin C maxima was observed during summer for Chlorophyceae and Phaeophyceae and during winter for Rhodophyceae. The vitamin C showed significant positive relationship with chlorophyll - a in Rhodophyceae and Chlorophyceae. It also showed a significant positive relationship with carbohydrate content of the latter. The distribution of vitamin C is associated with the morphogenetically important vegetative and reproductive phases indicating its key role in metabolic function. |
| Page(s): | 408-412 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print) |
| Appears in Collections: | IJMS Vol.28(4) [December 1999] |
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