Optimization of growth and fatty acid composition of a unicellular marine picoplankton, Nannochloropsis sp., with enriched carbon sources

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 421-425

  Hu, Hanhua ^a,b   Gao, Kunshan ^a  

^a SHANTOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Acetate; Carbon source; CO 2; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Nannochloropsis sp.; Polyunsaturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; NANNOCHLOROPSIS; NANNOCHLOROPSIS SP.;

EID: 0037341137     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022489108980     Document Type: Article

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