Protein content of Spirulina sp. Cultured Using a Combination of Urea and TSP Fertilizers

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of the combined use of Urea and TSP fertilizers on the Protein content of Spirulina sp. This research was conducted for 10 days at the Center for Brackish Water Aquaculture (BPBAP) Takalar. The method used in this study is an experimental design with Completely Randomized Design (CRD) using 4 treatments with 3 replications, namely Treatment A (0.4 g/l Urea + 0.008 g/l TSP), B (0.5 g/l Urea + 0.010 g/l TSP), C (0.6 g/l Urea + 0.012 g/l TSP) and D (0.4 g/l Urea + 0.008 g/l TSP). The data obtained were analyzed using descriptive analysis method. The results showed that the use of a combination of Urea and TSP fertilizers could have an effect on the protein content of Spirulina sp. with the highest protein content obtained in treatment C of 34.33%.

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“…This is supported by the research which reported that Spirulina sp. has a nutritional profile containing high crude protein content (59%-63% of dry weight) (Suherman and Arsad, 2022), phycobiliproteins -the pigment-protein complex such as C-phycocyanin (C-PC), phycoerythrin (PE) and allophycocyanin (APC), which are rich in antioxidant activity (Lafarga et al, 2020). Spirulina sp.…”