Impact of nutrient stress on antioxidant production in three species of microalgae

Algal Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2015, Pages 51-57

  Goiris, Koen ^a   Van Colen, Willem ^a   Wilches, Isabel ^b   León Tamariz, Fabián ^b   De Cooman, Luc ^a   Muylaert, Koenraad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE CUENCA   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Antioxidant formation; Microalgae; Nutrient stress; Physiological changes

Indexed keywords

CHLORELLA VULGARIS; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM; TETRASELMIS SUECICA;

EID: 84921378993     PISSN: 22119264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2014.12.002     Document Type: Article

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