Rapid estimation of lipid content in an Antarctic ice alga (Chlamydomonas sp.) using the lipophilic fluorescent dye BODIPY505/515

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1169-1176

  Mou, Shanli ^a   Xu, Dong ^b   Ye, Naihao ^b   Zhang, Xiaowen ^b   Liang, Chengwei ^c   Liang, Qiang ^a   Zheng, Zhou ^a   Zhuang, Zhimeng ^b   Miao, Jinlai ^a  

^a FIRST INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (China)

^b YELLOW SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^c QINGDAO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

BODIPY505 515; Chlamydomonas sp. ICE L; Lipid content; Rapid estimation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS SP. ICE-L;

EID: 84866133604     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-011-9746-4     Document Type: Article

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