Trehalose, digeneaside, and floridoside in the Florideophyceae (Rhodophyta) - A reevaluation of its chemotaxonomic value

Phycologia

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 143-150

  Karsten, Ulf ^a   Görs, Solvig ^a   Eggert, Anja ^a   West, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compatible solutes; Low molecular weight carbohydrates; Osmolytes

Indexed keywords

AGLAOTHAMNION; ALGAE; CERAMIALES; DELESSERIA SANGUINEA; FLORIDEOPHYCEAE; GELIDIALES; GIGARTINALES; RHODOPHYTA; RHODYMENIALES;

EID: 33947248419     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/06-29.1     Document Type: Article

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