Distribution of intracellular nitrogen in marine microalgae: Basis for the calculation of specific nitrogen-to-protein conversion factors

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 798-811

  Lourenço, Sergio O ^a   Barbarino, Elisabete ^a   Lanfer Marquez, Ursula M ^b   Aidar, Elizabeth ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Batch cultures; Chlorophyll; Intracellular inorganic nitrogen; Marine microalgae; Nitrogen to protein conversion factors; Nucleic acids; Total nitrogen; Total protein

Indexed keywords

MICROALGA; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT USE;

CHLORELLA MINUTISSIMA; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA; HILLEA; ISOCHRYSIS GALBANA; NANNOCHLOROPSIS; NANNOCHLOROPSIS OCULATA; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICOMUTUM; PROROCENTRUM MINIMUM; SKELETONEMA COSTATUM; SYNECHOCOCCUS SUBSALSUS; TETRASELMIS GRACILIS;

EID: 0031729595     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1998.340798.x     Document Type: Article

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