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Table 1 Comparison of extract content between different lipid extraction methods

From: A comparative study: the impact of different lipid extraction methods on current microalgal lipid research

 

Chl:Met

Dic:Met

Pro:Hex

Eth:KOH

ScCO2

Extract content (% of dry weight)

11.66 ± 1.16 (abc)

15.05 ± 0.46 (a)

13.35 ± 1.15 (ab)

9.40 ± 1.64 (c)

10.88 ± 0.46 (bc)

  1. Different small letters indicate significant differences using one-way ANOVA analysis (P < 0.05).
  2. Chl:Met: chloroform and methanol method;
  3. Dic:Met: dichloromethane and methanol method;
  4. Pro:Hex: propan-2-ol and cyclohexane method;
  5. Eth:KOH: ethanol and KOH method;
  6. ScCO2: supercritical-CO2 extraction method.
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