Growing phototrophic cells without light

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 607-616

  Chen, Guan Qun ^a   Chen, Feng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Growth; Heterotrophic; Microalgae; Phototrophic

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; HETEROTROPHIC; HETEROTROPHIC CULTIVATION; MICROALGAE; PHOTOTROPHIC; PHOTOTROPHIC MICROORGANISMS;

FATTY ACIDS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH KINETICS; MICROORGANISMS; SUBSTRATES;

CELLS;

CAROTENOID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; EUKARYOTE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROTROPHY; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPHY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ALGAE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CAROTENOIDS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL PROLIFERATION; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; CULTURE MEDIA; EUKARYOTA; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPHIC PROCESSES;

EID: 33646451199     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-006-0025-4     Document Type: Article

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