Morphological changes in the life cycle of the green alga Haematococcus pluvialis

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 94-97

  Kobayashi, Makio ^a   Kurimura, Yoshiro ^a   Kakizono, Toshihide ^b   Nishio, Naomichi ^b   Tsuji, Yasunobu ^a  

^a HIGASHIMARU SHOYU CO LTD   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Encystment; Germination; Haematococcus pluvialis; Life cycle; Maturation

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CHLOROPHYLL; GROWTH KINETICS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENTS; PROTEINS;

ASTAXANTHIN; ENCYSTMENT; GERMINATION; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS; LIFE CYCLE; MATURATION; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES;

ALGAE;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MATURATION; CELL METABOLISM; GERMINATION; GREEN ALGA; LIFE CYCLE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS; PLUVIALIS;

EID: 0030866882     PISSN: 0922338X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0922-338X(97)82794-8     Document Type: Article

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