Antioxidant role of astaxanthin in the green alga Haematococcus pluvialis

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 351-356

  Kobayashi, M ^a   Kakizono, T ^b   Nishio, N ^b   Nagai, S ^b   Kurimura, Y ^a   Tsuji, Y ^a  

^a HIGASHIMARU SHOYU CO LTD   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASTAXANTHIN;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GREEN ALGA; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS;

EID: 0030921627     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051061     Document Type: Article

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