Production potential of eicosapentaenoic acid by the diatom Nitzschia laevis

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 727-733

  Wen, Zhi You ^a   Chen, Feng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Eicosapentaenoic acid; Heterotrophic; Mixotrophic; Nitzschia laevis; Photoautotrophic

Indexed keywords

ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIATOM; FERMENTATION; GROWTH RATE; LIPID COMPOSITION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN;

NITZSCHIA LAEVIS;

EID: 0034093943     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005666219163     Document Type: Article

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