Elucidation of the biosynthesis of eicosapentaenoic acid in the microalga Porphyridium cruentum: II. Studies with radiolabeled precursors

Plant Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 223-230

  Khozin, Inna ^a   Adlerstein, Daniel ^a   Bigongo, Chiara ^a   Heimer, Yair M ^a   Cohen, Zvi ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

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PORPHYRIDIUM CRUENTUM;

EID: 0031407815     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.1.223     Document Type: Article

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