Presence of methyl branched fatty acids and saturated hydrocarbons in botryococcene producing strain of Botryococcus braunii

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 251-256

  Dayananda, C ^a   Sarada, R ^a   Srinivas, P ^a   Shamala, T R ^a   Ravishankar, G A ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Botryococcenes; Botryococcus braunii; Hydrocarbons; Methyl branched fatty acids; Microalgae

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOCOCCUS BRAUNII;

EID: 33746024643     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02706538     Document Type: Article

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