Rapid estimation of lipids in oleaginous fungi and yeasts using Nile red fluorescence

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 331-338

  Kimura, K ^a   Yamaoka, M ^a   Kamisaka, Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lipids; Nile red fluorescence; Oleaginous fungi and yeasts

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; NILE RED; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL LEVEL; DILUTION; FUNGUS; LIPID ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; YEAST;

FUNGI;

EID: 1142273243     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2003.10.018     Document Type: Article

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