The prospects for using Moringa oleifera leaves extract (MLE) supplemented with different concentrations of kanwa or sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) as a low-cost alternative growth medium of Spirulina platensis were evaluated in small-scale outdoor cultivation system. present study was aimed to evaluate the potential MLE enriched (4 8 g L-1) and NaHCO3 on growth, chlo...

In photosynthesis, a very small amount of the solar energy absorbed is transformed into chemical energy, while the rest is wasted as heat and fluorescence. This excess energy can be harvested through biophotovoltaic platforms to generate electrical energy. In this study, algal biofilms formed on ITO anodes were investigated for use in the algal biophotovoltaic platforms. Sixteen algal strains, ...

Hamadeh, Mazen J., and L. John Hoffer. Effect of protein restriction on 15N transfer from dietary [15N]alanine and [15N]Spirulina platensis into urea. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 281: E349–E356, 2001.—Six normal men consumed a mixed test meal while adapted to high (1.5 g zkg21 zday21) and low (0.3 g zkg21 zday21) protein intakes. They completed this protocol twice: when the test meals include...

The prospects of utilizing pretreated seawater for the culture of Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis was evaluated under laboratory conditions with three seawater media and a control: (1) Zarrouk media (freshwater-control) (2) seawater media SW 1 (3) seawater media SW2 and (4) seawater media SW 3. The relative performance of these media were investigated with respect to their biomass production,...

The effects of selenium (Se) on the growth and antioxidant activity in Spirulina platensis were investigated. S. platensis was grown in zarrouk medium containing three different concentrations of selenate (Na2SeO4) (0 as a control, 5 and 10 mg l-1) for 7 days. Selenate at the concentration of 5 mg l-1was found to improve S. platensis growth. However, selenate was toxic to S. platensis at the co...