Fluorescent measurement of microalgal neutral lipids

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 639-642

  Elsey, Danielle ^a   Jameson, David ^b   Raleigh, Barry ^a   Cooney, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescent probe; High throughput screen; Microalgae; Neutral lipids; Nile Red (9 diethylamino 5H benzo phenoxazine 5 one)

Indexed keywords

DYE; LIPID;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; LIPID ANALYSIS; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGAE; ALGAE, GREEN; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FATTY ACIDS; FLUORESCENT DYES; LIPIDS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; OXAZINES;

EID: 33847292769     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2006.11.008     Document Type: Article

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