Synthesis of gamma-linolenic acid and carotenoids by fungi mucorales

Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 286-288

  Funtikova, N S ^a   Pan'kina, O I ^a   Mysyakina, I S ^a   Konova, I V ^a  

^a RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Fungi mucorales; Gamma linolenic acid; Lipids

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644531581     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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