Remarks about Algal Chemistry
Russell G. Rhodes
Department of Biology
Missouri State University
Spring 2010
Chlorophyll a- all algae have this pigment
Chlorophyll b- greens, euglenoids, and charophytes have this pigment
Chlorophyll c- chrysophytes, xanthophytes, bacillariophytes, cryptophytes, reds, browns have this pigment
Phycocyanin- blue greens, cryptophytes, reds have this pigment
Phycoerythrin- blue greens, cryptophytes, reds have this pigment
Haematochrome- the pigment of eyespots in euglenoids, and other algae
Xanthophyll- brown algae, chrysophytes, xanthophytes, bacillariophytes have this pigment
Carotene- most algae have this pigment
Fucoxanthin- diatoms, finoflagellates and brown algae have this pigment
Peridinin- dinoflagellates have this pigment
Starch-
Oil-
Chyrsolaminarin
Floridian starch
Cellulose- green algae, some chrysophytes, and reds
Silicon
Alginic acid- component in brown algae
Algal sheaths
Other algal attributes