Studies on arachidonic acid production by Mortierella fungi: A microbiological method for selecting arachidonic acid producers

Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 26-31

  Eroshin, V K ^a   Dedyukhina, E G ^a   Chistyakova, T I ^a   Zhelifonova, V P ^a   Botast, R J ^b  

^a SKRYABIN INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 0007305079     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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