Enhancement of eicosapentaenoic acid (epa) and γ‐linolenic acid (gla) production by manipulating algal density of outdoor cultures of monodus subterraneus (eustigmatophyta) and spirulina platensis (cyanobacteria)

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-86

  Qiang, Hu ^a   Zheungu, Hu ^a   Cohen, Zvi ^a   Richond, Amos ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cell concentration; Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA); Monodus subterraneus; Polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA); Productivity; Spirulina platensis; linolenic acid (GLA)

Indexed keywords

MONODUS SUBTERRANEUS; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 0042697899     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09541449710001719395     Document Type: Article

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