Profiling of carotenoids in six microalgae (Eustigmatophyceae) and assessment of their β-carotene productions in bubble column photobioreactor

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2049-2053

  Li, Zhen ^a   Sun, Mingzhe ^a   Li, Qiyu ^a   Li, Aifen ^a   Zhang, Chengwu ^a  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carotene; Carotenoid; Eustigmatophyceae; Microalgae; Photobioreactor

Indexed keywords

CAROTENE PRODUCTION; CAROTENOID; EUSTIGMATOPHYCEAE; MICRO-ALGAE; PHOTOBIORE-ACTOR; TOTAL CAROTENOIDS;

ALGAE; BUBBLE COLUMNS; MICROORGANISMS; PHOTOBIOREACTORS;

PIGMENTS;

BETA CAROTENE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROALGA; PHOTOBIOREACTOR;

BETA CAROTENE; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; KINETICS; MICROALGAE; PHOTOBIOREACTORS;

EUSTIGMATOPHYCEAE; EUSTIGMATOS; EUSTIGMATOS MAGNUS; EUSTIGMATOS VISCHERI; VISCHERIA; VISCHERIA HELVETICA; VISCHERIA PUNCTATA;

EID: 84867103597     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-012-0996-2     Document Type: Article

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