Production of 13C polyunsaturated fatty acids from the microalga Phaeodactylum tricornutum

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 229-237

  Acién Fernández, Francisco G ^a   Alias, Celeste Brindley ^a   Sánchez Pérez, José A ^a   Fernández Sevilla, José M ^a   Ibáñez González, María J ^a   Molina Grima, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon efficiency; Dissolved oxygen; Labelled carbon; Microalgae; Phaeodactylum tricornutum; Photobioreactor; PUFAs

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM;

EID: 0038042020     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023871715805     Document Type: Conference Paper

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