title: Multivariate analysis of fatty acid and biochemical constitutes of seaweeds to characterize their potential as bioresource for biofuel and fine chemicals.
abstract: In the present study bio prospecting of thirty seaweeds from Indian coasts was analyzed for their biochemical components including pigments, fatty acid and ash content. Multivariate analysis of biochemical components and fatty acids was done using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Agglomerative hierarchical clustering (AHC) to manifest chemotaxonomic relationship among various seaweeds. The overall analysis suggests that these seaweeds have multi-functional properties and can be utilized as promising bioresource for proteins, lipids, pigments and carbohydrates for the food/feed and biofuel industry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Priyanka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Girish
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, India; Institute of Bioresource and Sustainable Development, Imphal, Manipur, India; Institute of Life Science, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India. Electronic address: dbsahoo@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Dinabandhu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sahoo
mesh_terms: D056804:Biofuels; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid / Q000032:analysis; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010860:Pigments, Biological / Q000032:analysis; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D012624:Seaweed / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D005227:Fatty Acids; D008055:Lipids; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D011506:Proteins; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid
keywords: Biochemical constituents; Biomass; Fatty acids; Pigments; Principal component analysis; Seaweeds