Biosynthesis of eicosapentaenoic acid in the microalga Porphyridium cruentum. I: The use of externally supplied fatty acids

Lipids

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1277-1282

  Shiran, Devora ^a   Khozin, Inna ^a   Heimer, Yair M ^a   Cohen, Zvi ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN;

ALGAE, RED; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

ALGAE; PORPHYRIDIUM CRUENTUM;

EID: 0030479871     PISSN: 00244201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02587913     Document Type: Article

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