The effect of 2,4-dichlorophenol on the microalga Chlorella VT-1

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 616-622

  Scragg, A H ^a   Spiller, L ^a   Morrison, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorella; Chlorophenols; Glutathione; Photosynthesis; Respiration

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; DEGRADATION; PHENOLS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

GLUTATHIONE;

ENZYMES;

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOL; GLUTATHIONE;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; CHLORELLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH RATE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LD 50; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 0037426298     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(03)00019-X     Document Type: Article

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