Biochemical activity of di- and polyamines in the green alga Chlorella vulgaris Beijerinck (Chlorophyceae)

Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-24

  Czerpak, Romuald ^a   Bajguz, Andrzej ^a   Piotrowska, Alicja ^a   Dobrogowska, Renata ^a   Matejczyk, Marzena ^a   Wiesławski, Wojciech ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chlorella vulgaris; Chlorophylls; Di and polyamines; Growth; Monosaccharides; Proteins

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0037248272     PISSN: 00016977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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