Changes in eicosapentaenoic acid content of Navicula saprophila, Rhodomonas salina and Nitzschia sp. under mixotrophic conditions

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 559-563

  Kitano, Makoto ^a   Matsukawa, Ritsuko ^a   Karube, Isao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Mixotrophic conditions; Navicula saprophila; Nitzschia sp.; Rhodomonas salina

Indexed keywords

CULTURE TECHNIQUE; FATTY ACID METABOLISM;

NAVICULA SAPROPHILA; NITZSCHIA; RHODOMONAS SALINA;

EID: 0031432042     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007908618017     Document Type: Article

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