Phenolic compounds and antioxidant properties in the snow alga Chlamydomonas nivalis after exposure to UV light

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 559-566

  Duval, Brian ^a   Shetty, Kalidas ^a   Thomas, William H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant protection; Chlamydomonas nivalis; Phenolic compounds; Proline metabolism; Snow alga; UV C exposure

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; CAROTENE DERIVATIVE; CHLAMYDOMONAS NIVALIS; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROLINE; SPECTROSCOPY; ULLTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033494892     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008178208949     Document Type: Article

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