Production of astaxanthin in Haematacoccus pluvialis cultured in various media

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 197-199

  Tripathi, Usha ^a   Sarada, R ^a   Ramachandra Rao, S ^a   Ravishankar, G A ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Autotrophic; Biomass; Carotenoid; Haematococcus pluvialis; Heterotrophic; Mixotrophic

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ASPARAGINE; ASTAXANTHIN; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL COUNT; CULTURE MEDIUM; GREEN ALGA; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST;

HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS;

ALGAE; BIOMASS; EXTRACTION; PIGMENTS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; TRACE ELEMENTS; YEAST;

ASPARAGINE; ASTAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; SODIUM ACETATE;

PLANT CELL CULTURE;

EID: 0033121941     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(98)00143-6     Document Type: Article

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