Euglena gracilis as source of the antioxidant vitamin E. Effects of culture conditions in the wild strain and in the natural mutant WZSL

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 555-559

  Kusmic, C ^a   Barsacchi, R ^b   Barsanti, L ^c   Gualtieri, P ^c   Passarelli, V ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Biosynthesis; Euglena gracilis; Euglenophyceae; Flagellate; Tocopherols; Vitamin E; WZSL mutant

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPLAST; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PLANT METABOLISM; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

EUGLENA GRACILIS;

EID: 0032409505     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008022305865     Document Type: Article

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