Measuring lipid content

by **poorani** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:17 pm

I’d like to know the methods to measure the lipid content of algae?

by **cacofonix** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:33 am

Here are some useful web pages for your question

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index ... 658AAP480A - says use gas chromatography

http://www.biodieselnow.com/forums/p/19736/141679.aspx - says use a microscope or dyes

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_o ... 9dc050bcda - flouresecent measurement methods

Hope this helps

by **sofi** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 1:20 pm

Hi,
Is there any other dye other than Nile red used for Lipid profiling?