Accumulation of secondary carotenoids in flagellates of Haematococcus pluvialis (Chlorophyta) is accompanied by an increase in per unit chlorophyll productivity of photosynthesis

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-82

  Hagen, Christoph ^a   Grünewald, Kay ^a   Schmidt, Silvio ^a   Müller, Jens ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Haematococcus pluvialis; Ketocarotenoids; Light acclimation; Oxygen evolution; Photosynthesis; Western blot analysis

Indexed keywords

HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS;

EID: 0343091402     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967026299002528     Document Type: Article

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