Beta
63351

Evaluation of biopolymeric particulate organic carbon of phytoplankton from El Rayah El Tawfiki and El Rayah El Menoufy of Nile Delta, Egypt

Article

Last updated: 07 Jan 2025

Subjects

-

Tags

-

Abstract

The concentration and composition of the biopolymeric particulate organic carbon (BPC) of the major phytoplankton components (proteins, carbohydrates and lipids) were measured in the two Nile Rayahs El Tawfiki and El Menoufy. BPC along El Rayah El Tawfiki (4.32-18.59 mgC/l) was associated to the high extent of the biopolymeric C of proteins (4.73-18.36 mgC/l). While the biopolymeric C of carbohydrates ranged between 0.08 to 0.27 mgC/l. The total concentration of biopolymeric C at El Rayah El Menoufy ranged from 6.19 to 15.42 mgC/l. The maximum concentrations of BPC detected at some sites of El Rayah El Menoufy were related to the higher biopolymeric carbon in both proteins and lipids. The present results showed a maximum positive correlation between both carbonate and bicarbonate of water body of El Rayah El Tawfiki and El Rayah El Menofy and BPC of phytoplankton (r= 0.9 and 1). BPC of phytoplankton was strongly related to the fraction of biopolymeric C associated with phytoproteins (r= 0.79). Variations in the estimated biochemical components of phytoplankton at the investigated Nile Rayahs followed the trend: Proteins˃ carbohydrates˃ lipids which indicated the highest protein contribution to C-BPC in both studied areas. Lipids/carbohydrates ratio in the two studied regions ranged between 0.55 and 0.57, which showed high nutritional value of organic matter in phytoplankton. Whereas, proteins/carbohydrates ratio ranged from 39.88 to 43.82, which indicated the aging of organic matter in phytoplankton. El Rayah El Tawfiki recorded higher energetic value (127.86 Kcal/l) than El Rayah El Menoufy (124.45 Kcal/l).This study demonstrated that fluctuation in phytoplankton composition due to the changes in carbonate and bicarbonate concentrations will have more impact on nutritional quality and biopolymeric carbon (BPC) of phytoplankton.

DOI

10.21608/jades.2016.63351

Keywords

phytoplankton, biopolymeric carbon, Biochemical compounds, El Rayah El Tawfiki, El Rayah El Menoufy

Authors

First Name

Howayda

Last Name

Abd El-Hady

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, 01 Kasr Al Ainy, P.C. 11694, Cairo, Egypt

Email

howayda999@hotmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

Volume

17

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

9570

Issue Date

2016-12-01

Receive Date

2016-12-06

Publish Date

2016-12-01

Page Start

13

Page End

24

Print ISSN

1110-8770

Online ISSN

2314-5471

Link

https://jades.journals.ekb.eg/article_63351.html

Detail API

http://journals.ekb.eg?_action=service&article_code=63351

Order

2

Type

Original Article

Type Code

1,097

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Journal of Egyptian Academic Society for Environmental Development. D, Environmental Studies

Publication Link

https://jades.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Evaluation of biopolymeric particulate organic carbon of phytoplankton from El Rayah El Tawfiki and El Rayah El Menoufy of Nile Delta, Egypt

Details

Type

Article

Created At

22 Jan 2023