Night biomass loss and changes in biochemical composition of cells during light/dark cyclic culture of Chlorella pyrenoidosa

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 558-564

  Ogbonna, James C ^a   Tanaka, Hideo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

cell biochemical composition; culture mixing; cyclic autotrophic heterotrophic culture; night biomass loss

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; CARBOHYDRATE; GLUCOSE; PROTEIN;

ALGA; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL GROWTH; CHLORELLA; CULTURE MEDIUM; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

EID: 0030497601     PISSN: 0922338X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0922-338X(97)81252-4     Document Type: Article

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