Gram-scale purification of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5n-3) from wet Phaeodactylum tricornutum UTEX 640 biomass

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 8, Issue 4-5, 1996, Pages 359-367

  Molina Grima, E ^a   Robles Medina, A ^a   Gimenez Gimenez A ^a   Ibanez Gonzalez M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

downstream processing; eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA); gram scale HPLC purification; Phaeodactylum tricornutum; wet biomass

Indexed keywords

PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM;

EID: 0030430487     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02178579     Document Type: Article

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