Effect of abiotic stress on the production of lutein and β-carotene by Chlamydomonas acidophila

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1158-1161

  Garbayo, Inés ^a   Cuaresma, María ^a   Vílchez, Carlos ^a   Vega, José M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carotene; Carotenoids; Chlamydomonas acidophila; Environmental stress; Extremophiles; Lutein

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC STRESSES; CAROTENOIDS; CHLAMYDOMONAS ACIDOPHILA; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EXTREMOPHILES; LUTEIN;

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS ACIDOPHILA;

EID: 50849096669     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2008.06.012     Document Type: Article

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