Determination Of Pigment Content And Antioxidant Activities Of Some Chlorophyta Species Isolated From Altınapa Dam Lake (Konya/ Turkey)
Abstract
Due to global warming, the decrease in water resources and the difficulties in reaching clean water are important problems for people today. New studies on water resources and the living creatures living in these water resources provide information about the status of these resources. Algae are necessary organisms for the survival of other living things in the environment because they provide oxygen to the environment they live in and form the first step of the food chain. Algae are very important living things because they are the primary producers in the aquatic ecosystems they are in. Due to these importance, many studies are carried out on microalgae. In this study, it was aimed to determine the chlorophyll-a, chlorophyll-b, total carotenoid content and antioxidant activities of some green algae species isolated from the benthic algae flora of Altınapa Dam Lake, which is one of the important drinking water sources of the city of Konya. Three Chlorophyta (Chlorella vulgaris, Acutodesmus obliquus, Monoraphidium minutum) species showing high growth potential under culture conditions were selected and studies were carried out with these species. Since Monoraphidium minutum species belonging to Chlorophyta, gives IC50 values close to the reference antioxidant, it has been concluded that it can provide an economic contribution in the food and pharmaceutical industries when produced under appropriate conditions.
Keywords
Microalgae , Pigment , Antioxidant Activity , Altınapa Dam Lake
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