Differential expression of carotenogenic genes and associated changes in pigment profile during regeneration of Haematococcus pluvialis cysts

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 879-887

  Vidhyavathi, Raman ^a   Venkatachalam, Lakshmanan ^a   Kamath, Burde Sandesh ^a   Sarada, Ravi ^a   Ravishankar, Gokare Aswathanarayana ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Carotenoid biosynthesis genes; Carotenoids; Extractability; Haematococcus pluvialis

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CELL CULTURE; LIPIDS; PIGMENTS; VEGETATION;

ASTAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID BIOSYNTHESIS GENES; CAROTENOIDS; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS;

GENES;

ASTAXANTHIN; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CELL ENZYME; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL B; LYCOPENE; PHYTOENE SYNTHASE; XANTHOPHYLL;

CAROTENOID; CYST; DETECTION METHOD; ENZYME; GENE EXPRESSION; GREEN ALGA; PIGMENT; REGENERATION;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL REGENERATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GREEN ALGA; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIGHT INTENSITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REGENERATION; SPECIES CULTIVATION; TEMPERATURE; UPREGULATION; VEGETATIVE GROWTH;

ALGAE, GREEN; ALGAL PROTEINS; ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROPHYLL; CULTURE MEDIA; GENE EXPRESSION; INTRAMOLECULAR LYASES; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXYGENASES; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE;

CHLOROPHYTA; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 34547445559     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-007-0876-1     Document Type: Article

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