Comparison of the responses of two Dunaliella strains, Dunaliella salina CCAP 19/18 and Dunaliella bardawil to light intensity with special emphasis on carotenogenesis

Algae

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 203-211

  Park, Seunghye ^a   Lee, Yew ^a   Jin, Eon Seon ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

carotene; Dunaliella; Election transport rate; Fv Fm; Growth; Light intensity; O2 evolution; Zeaxanthin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879831127     PISSN: 12262617     EISSN: 20930860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4490/algae.2013.28.2.203     Document Type: Article

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