Growth and total carotenoid, chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b of tropical microalgae (Isochrysis sp.) in laboratory cultured conditions

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 10-17

  Jalal, K C A ^a   Shamsuddm, A A ^b   Rahman, M F ^c   Nurzatul, N Z ^c   Rozihan, M ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

^c Matshya Bhaban ^*  (Bangladesh)

^d UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Isochrysis sp.; Mass culture; Metabolic activities and exponential phase

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL B; NITROGEN;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; GROWTH RATE; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STRESS; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84873656286     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2013.10.17     Document Type: Article

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