Eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid production potential of microalgae and their heterotrophic growth

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 393-397

  Vazhappilly, Rema ^a   Chen, Feng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Docosahexaenoic acid; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Heterotrophic; Microalgae; n 3 fatty acids; Photoautotrophic

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMASS; GLUCOSE; GROWTH KINETICS; PLANT CELL CULTURE;

ACETATE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACIDS; HETEROTROPHIC GROWTH; PHOTOAUTROPHIC;

FATTY ACIDS;

EID: 0032024493     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11746-998-0057-0     Document Type: Article

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