Effects of reactive oxygen species on α-tocopherol production in mitochondria and chloroplasts of Euglena gracilis

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 185-191

  Fujita, Tomoya ^a   Ogbonna, James C ^b   Tanaka, Hideo ^c   Aoyagi, Hideki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^c SEITOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Tocopherol (vitamin E); Antioxidant; Microalgae; Photoautotrophic culture; Photoheterotrophic culture; Superoxide

Indexed keywords

EUGLENA GRACILIS;

EID: 62949154952     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-008-9349-x     Document Type: Article

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