*4.12. Statistical Analysis*

All data values are expressed as means ± SD based on at least three independent determinations. Significant di fferences among the data values were determined using IBM SPSS Statistics 20 software using one-way ANOVA by Duncan's multiple range test. \*\* P-values less than 0.05 (*p* < 0.05) were considered significant.

**Author Contributions:** Conceptualization, I.P.S.F. and Y.-J.J.; methodology, I.P.S.F., K.K.A.S., and A.P.J.P.V.; software, I.P.S.F.; validation, I.P.S.F., K.K.A.S., and H.-S.K.; formal analysis, I.P.S.F. and K.K.A.S.; investigation, I.P.S.F. and K.K.A.S.; resources, Y.-J.J., D.T.U.A., and J.-S.L.; data curation, I.P.S.F., K.K.A.S., and A.P.J.P.V.; writing—original draft preparation, I.P.S.F.; writing—review and editing, Y.-J.J., H.I.C.D.S., C.M.N., and D.T.U.A.; supervision, Y.-J.J., D.T.U.A., and J.-S.L.; project administration, H.G.L., D.-S.L., Y.-J.J., and D.T.U.A.; funding acquisition, D.-S.L. and Y.-J.J. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

**Funding:** This research was supported by a gran<sup>t</sup> from the Marine Biotechnology Program (20170488) funded by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Korea.

**Acknowledgments:** Authors wish to thank Colombo Science and Technology Cell, University of Colombo for their administrative support.

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest.
