Distribution of norspermidine as a cellular polyamine within micro green algae including non-photosynthetic achlorophyllous Polytoma, Polytomella, Prototheca and Helicosporidium

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 289-295

  Hamana, Koei ^a   Aizaki, Tomomi ^a   Arai, Eri ^a   Saito, Aya ^a   Uchikata, Kaoru ^a   Ohnishi, Hajime ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorophyta; Green alga; Helicosporidium; Norspermidine; Polyamine; Polytoma; Polytomella; Prototheca

Indexed keywords

NORSPERMIDINE; POLYAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGA; ALGAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHLORELLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GREEN ALGA; HELICOSPORIDIUM; NONHUMAN; POLYTOMA; POLYTOMELLA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ALGAE, GREEN; BIOGENIC POLYAMINES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; PROTOTHECA; SPERMIDINE;

EID: 14644435704     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.50.289     Document Type: Article

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