Effects of heavy metals and light levels on the biosynthesis of carotenoids and fatty acids in the macroalgae Gracilaria tenuistipitata (var. liui Zhang & Xia)

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 349-354

  Pinto, Ernani ^a,b   Carvalho, Ana Paula ^b   Cardozo, Karina Helena Morais ^c   Malcata, Francisco Xavier ^b   dos Anjos, Fabyana Maria ^a   Colepicolo, Pio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

^c Fleury   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Fatty acids; Gracilaria tenuistipitata; Heavy metals; Light intensity; Xanthophylls

Indexed keywords

ANTHERAXANTIN; BETA CAROTENE; CADMIUM; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL A; COPPER; FATTY ACID; HEAVY METAL; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PIGMENT; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIOLAXANTHIN; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA TENUISTIPITATA; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIGHT INTENSITY; MACROALGA; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 79958815885     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-695X2011005000060     Document Type: Article

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