Factors responsible for astaxanthin formation in the chlorophyte Haematococcus pluvialis

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 207-214

  Harker, Mark ^a,b   Tsavalos, Alex J ^a   Young, Andrew J ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Carotenoid; Haematococcus

Indexed keywords

ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; GROWTH KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ASTAXANTHIN; CAROTENOIDS; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS;

ALGAE;

ASTAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; FERROUS ION; FRESH WATER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH INHIBITION; LIGHT EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; HAEMATOCOCCUS; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS; PLUVIALIS;

EID: 0030111164     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-8524(95)00002-X     Document Type: Article

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