Extracting and purifying R-phycoerythrin from Mediterranean red algae Corallina elongata Ellis & Solander

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 289-293

  Rossano, R ^a   Ungaro, N ^b   D'Ambrosio, A ^a   Liuzzi, G M ^c   Riccio, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b Molo Pizzoli   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Algae; Corallina elongata; Hydroxyapatite; Phycoerythrin; Purification

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; EXTRACTION; HYDROXYAPATITE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEINS; PURIFICATION;

CHROMATOGRAPHIC RESINS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

HYDROXYAPATITE; PHYCOERYTHRIN; RESIN;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORALLINA ELONGATA; COST; EXTRACTION; LABORATORY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RED ALGA;

ALGAE; CORALLINA; CORALLINA ELONGATA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 0037457418     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(03)00002-6     Document Type: Article

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