Quantifying in situ rates of phlorotannin synthesis and polymerization in marine brown algae

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 577-595

  Arnold, Thomas M ^a   Targett, Nancy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allochemicals; Biosynthesis; Brown algae; Cost vs. benefit; Metabolism; Phlorotannins; Resource allocation; Turnover

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; DISTICHUS; EUKARYOTA; FUCUS; FUCUS DISTICHUS; LOBOPHORA VARIEGATA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM PTEROPLEURON;

EID: 0031955828     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022373121596     Document Type: Article

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