Distribution of intracellular nitrogen in marine microalgae: Calculation of new nitrogen-to-protein conversion factors

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-32

  Lourenço, Sergio O ^a   Barbarino, Elisabete ^a   Lavín, Paris L ^a,c   Lanfer Marquez, Ursula M ^b   Aidar, Elizabeth ^b  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Carbon; Chlorophyll; Intracellular inorganic nitrogen; Marine microalgae; Nitrogen; Nitrogen to protein conversion factors; Nucleic acids; Protein

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT METHOD; MICROALGA; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PROTEIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 1642410386     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0967026032000157156     Document Type: Article

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