Enhanced production of astaxanthin by the green microalga Chlorella zofingiensis in mixotrophic culture

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1761-1766

  Ip, Po Fung ^a   Wong, Ka Ho ^a   Chen, Feng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Chlorella zofingiensis; Glucose; Mixotrophic culture; Nitrate

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CULTIVATION; GLUCOSE; PIGMENTS;

LIGHT-INDUCED PIGMENTS; MIXOTROPIC CULTURE;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

'CHLORELLA' ZOFINGIENSIS; ALGAE;

EID: 3042725527     PISSN: 00329592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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