Eicosapentaenoic acid content of Skeletonema costatum as a function of growth and irradiance; relation with chlorophyll a content and photosynthetic capacity

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 196, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 177-188

  Blanchemain, Alice ^a   Grizeau, Dominique ^a  

^a Bioinformatique et Chimie Moléculaire   (France)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Fatty acid; Microalgae; Photosynthetic rate; Skeletonema costatum

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DIATOM; GROWTH; IRRADIATION; LIPID ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

SKELETONEMA COSTATUM;

EID: 0030093162     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(95)00129-8     Document Type: Article

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