Composition and biosynthetic pathways of carotenoids in the astaxanthin- producing green alga Chlorococcum sp.

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1007-1010

  Liu, Bei Hui ^a   Lee, Yuan Kun ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Biosynthesis; Carotenoid composition; Chlorococcum sp.

Indexed keywords

ASTAXANTHIN; CANTHAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; ECHINENONE; XANTHINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GREEN ALGA; NONHUMAN; REACTION ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY;

CHLOROCOCCUM;

EID: 0033427975     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005660313289     Document Type: Article

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