Oleic acid is the main fatty acid related with carotenogenesis in Dunaliella salina

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-19

  Mendoza, H ^a   Martel, A ^a   Jimenez Del Rio M ^b   Garcia Reina G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b Instituto Tecnologico de Canarias   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carotene; Dunaliella salina; Fatty acid; Irradiance; Nitrogen starvation; Oleic acid (18:1)

Indexed keywords

CAROTENE; DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; IRRADIATION; LIPID ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; OLEIC ACID;

DUNALIELLA SALINA;

EID: 0032796105     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008014332067     Document Type: Article

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