Short communication: Determination of chlorophylls and carotenoids of marine phytoplankton: Separation of chlorophyll a from divinylchlorophyll a and zeaxanthin from lutein

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2377-2382

  Vidussi, Francesca ^a   Claustre, Hervé ^a   Bustillos Guzmàn, José ^a   Cailliau, Caroline ^a   Marty, Jean Claude ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; CHLOROPHYLLS; PHYTOPLANKTON; REVERSE-PHASE HPLC METHOD;

EID: 0030302774     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/18.12.2377     Document Type: Article

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