1,3-β-D-glucans from Haramonas dimorpha (Raphidophyceae)

Botanica Marina

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 360-362

  Chiovitti, Anthony ^a   Ngoh, Jeremy E ^a   Wetherbee, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate analysis; Chloromonad; Heterokontophyta; Laminaran; Ochrophyta

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; ENERGY BALANCE; MICROALGA; POLYMERIZATION; WARM WATER;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; HARAMONAS DIMORPHA; RAPHIDOPHYCEAE; STRAMENOCHROMA;

EID: 33748594979     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2006.045     Document Type: Article

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