Carotenoid content of chlorophycean microalgae: factors determining lutein accumulation in Muriellopsis sp. (Chlorophyta)

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-59

  Del Campo, José A ^a   Moreno, José ^a   Rodríguez, Herminia ^a   Angeles Vargas, M ^a   Rivas, Joaquín ^a   Guerrero, Miguel G ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Batch culture; Carotenoids; Chlorophycean microalgae; Lutein

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BATCH CELL CULTURE; PLANT CELL CULTURE;

CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROPHYCEAN MICROALGAE; LUTEIN;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ASTAXANTHIN; CANTHAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; VIOLAXANTHIN; XANTHOPHYLL;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL DENSITY; CHLORELLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGAE, GREEN; CELL DIVISION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LUTEIN; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOTONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

'CHLORELLA' FUSCA; 'CHLORELLA' ZOFINGIENSIS; CHLOROCOCCUM; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; DUNALIELLA; HAEMATOCOCCUS;

EID: 0033990176     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(99)00178-9     Document Type: Article

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