Teaching techniques for mycology: 20. Astaxanthin, a carotenoid of biotechnological importance from yeast and salmonid fish

Mycologist

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 30-34

  Weber, Roland W S ^a   Davoli, Paolo ^b  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0038622947     PISSN: 0269915X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0269915X02004056     Document Type: Article

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