Accumulation of cyclitols functioning as compatible solutes in the haptophyte alga Pavlova sp.

Phycological Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 81-90

  Kobayashi, Yoshie ^a,c   Torii, Ayako ^a   Kato, Misako ^a   Adachi, Kyoko ^b  

^a OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

1,3,5 2,4 cyclohexanepentol; Compatible solute; Cyclitol; D (+) 1,4 2,5 cyclohexanetetrol; Haptophyte alga; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Pavlova sp.

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIOACCUMULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SALINITY; SOLUTE;

ALGAE; CHANDIPURA VIRUS;

EID: 34247362912     PISSN: 13220829     EISSN: 14401835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1835.2007.00451.x     Document Type: Article

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