Thin layer chromatographic detection of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) and poly-β-hydroxyvalerate (PHV) in cyanobacteria

Indian Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 230-234

  Panda, Bhabatarini ^a   Sharma, Laxuman ^a   Singh, Akhilesh Kumar ^a   Mallick, Nirupama ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

hydroxybutyrate; hydroxyvalerate; Cyanobacteria; Gas chromatography; Propanolysis; Thin layer chromatography

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; POLY BETA HYDROXYVALERATE; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALERIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CYANOBACTERIUM; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC MUSCORUM; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

CALOTHRIX SP.; CYANOBACTERIA; NOSTOC MUSCORUM; PROSPECT HILL VIRUS; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 77953320271     PISSN: 09725849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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