Increase of the Yields of Eicosapentaenoic and Docosahexaenoic Acids by the Microalga Pavlova lutheri Following Random Mutagenesis

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 50-55

  Meireles, Luís A ^a   Guedes, A Catarina ^a   Malcata, F Xavier ^a,b  

^a CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

DHA; EPA; Genetics; Microorganisms; PUFA

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMASS; DNA; FATTY ACIDS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

MUTAGENIC AGENTS; MUTATION;

MUTAGENESIS;

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FATTY ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CULTURE MEDIUM; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PAVLOVA LUTHERI; STRAIN IMPROVEMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALGAE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; MUTAGENESIS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

PAVLOVA; PAVLOVA LUTHERI;

EID: 0142164421     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.10451     Document Type: Article

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