Fatty Acids Profile of Spirulina platensis Grown under Different Temperatures and Nitrogen Concentrations

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 55-59

  Colla, Luciane Maria ^a   Bertolin, Telma Elita ^a   Costa, Jorge Alberto Vieira ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PASSO FUNDO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fatty Acids; Spirulina; Temperature

Indexed keywords

SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 1342331279     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2004-1-212     Document Type: Article

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