I am currently pursuing my research in Phycology. I'd like to know if there's any simple and cost-effective method to detect and analyze nutrients and vitamins in the algal matter. The experiment should be quite feasible in a basic research laboratory.
I believe there is no simple and cheap method to measure such a broad scope : vitamins and nutrients (carbohydrates / proteins, fat minerals).
For minerals try ICP-MS
Water or fat soluble vitamins try LC-MS/MS or a combination of HPLC methods
No.
Complex analysis techniques are required to cover such a broad range of compounds. Perhaps focus on just one compound ? Have you discussed this with your advisor or spent time researching the topic on your own to better understand the scope of such a broad topic?
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