Effect of salinity on cell growth and β-carotene production in Dunaliella sp. isolates from Urmia Lake in northwest f Iran

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2282-2289

  Rad, Faraz Arash ^a,b   Aksoz, Nilufer ^b   Hejazi, Mohammad Amin ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c West and West North Branch of AgriculturalBiotechnology Research Institute   (Iran)

Author keywords

carotene; Chlorophyceae; Dunaliella; Microalgae; Urmia Lake

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; LAKE WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUNALIELLA; IRAN; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; SALINITY; SALT STRESS;

CHLOROPHYCEAE; DUNALIELLA;

EID: 79953116752     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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