Fatty acid composition of several wild microalgae and cyanobacteria, with a focus on eicosapentaenoic, docosahexaenoic and α-linolenic acids for eventual dietary uses

Food Research International

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2721-2729

  Guedes, A Catarina ^a,b   Amaro, Helena M ^b   Barbosa, Catarina R ^a   Pereira, Ricardo D ^a   Malcata, F Xavier ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MAIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

ALA; DHA; EPA; Lipid profile; Microorganism; PUFA

Indexed keywords

ALA; DHA; EPA; LIPID PROFILE; PUFA;

ALGAE; MICROORGANISMS; UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

CYANOBACTERIA; EUSTIGMATOPHYCEAE; GLOEOTHECE SP.; HAPTOPHYCEAE; NANNOCHLOROPSIS SP.; NODULARIA; NODULARIA HARVEYANA; PAVLOVA LUTHERI; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM;

EID: 80054716833     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2011.05.020     Document Type: Article

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