Specificity of Lipid Composition in Two Botryococcus Strains, the Producers of Liquid Hydrocarbons

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 627-633

  Volova, T G ^a   Kalacheva, G S ^a   Zhila, N O ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Botryococcus; Hydrocarbons; Mass spectra; Structure

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BOTRYOCOCCUS; BOTRYOCOCCUS BRAUNII; CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0041760002     PISSN: 10214437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025636007023     Document Type: Article

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