Pigment production in Spirulina fussiformis in different photophysical conditions

Biomolecular Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 301-305

  Madhyastha, H K ^a   Vatsala, T M ^a  

^a Shri AMM Murugappa Chettiar Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Carotenes; Chlorophyll; Light intensity; Phycocyanin; Phycoerythrin; Spirulina fussiformis

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; PHOTOBLEACHING; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

LIGHT INTENSITY; PHYCOERYTHRIN; RED LIGHT (RL); SPIRULINA FUSSIFORMIS;

PIGMENTS;

CHLOROPHYLL; PHYCOCYANIN; PHYCOERYTHRIN;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BLEACHING; BLUE LIGHT; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DRY WEIGHT; LIGHT INTENSITY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRULINA FUSSIFORMIS; WHITE LIGHT;

BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CHLOROPHYLL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; LIGHT; PHOTOBIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSAGE; SPIRULINA;

SPIRULINA;

EID: 34548479506     PISSN: 13890344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioeng.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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