Effects of extraction on HPLC quantification of major pigments from benthic microalgae

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 339-349

  Cartaxana, P ^a   Brotas, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acetone; Extraction; HPLC; Methanol; Microphytobenthos; Pigment; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; EXTRACTION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHANOL; MICROALGA; PHYTOBENTHOS; PIGMENT;

EID: 0038607528     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2003/0157-0339     Document Type: Article

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