Rajalakshmi Punampalam

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What will be the best mobile phase for glass column chromatography to isolate phycobilin?

I extracted phycobilin compound using 50% methanol (sample) as phycobilin is water soluble. I have tried mixture of hexane and ethyl acetate in ratio (2:1) as mobile phase and silica gel as...

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Can I dilute ethyl acetate before I use it as an extraction solvent?

Actually, I'm trying to extract Spirulina microalgae using ethyl acetate to evaluate antioxidant activity. I want the ethyl acetate to be 50% diluted, meaning that I'm planning to add 50 ml water...

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Can anyone suggest another method or medium to culture Botryococcus sudeticus microalgae?

I was using Bold's Basal Medium and trying to culture the microalgae (Botryococcus sudeticus) in lab under luminus light bulbs for the past 10 months but I didn’t see a satisfying growth rate so far.

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