Biologically Active Metabolites Synthesized by Microalgae

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  De Morais, Michele Greque ^a   Vaz, Bruna Da Silva ^a   De Morais, Etiele Greque ^a   Costa, Jorge Alberto Vieira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG METABOLITE; FUNGAL EXTRACT; ALKALOID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; CYANOVIRIN N;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTHROSPIRA; ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS; AUXENOCHLORELLA PROTOTHECOIDES; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BOTRYOCOCCUS BRAUNII; CHLORELLA ELLIPSOIDEA; CHLORELLA MINUTISSIMA; CHLORELLA PYRENOIDOSA; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLORELLA ZOFINGIENSIS; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DUNALIELLA; DUNALIELLA SALINA; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS; HEALTH PROMOTION; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC; REVIEW; SPIRULINA FUSIFORMIS; BIOREACTOR; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

ALKALOIDS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARRIER PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICROALGAE;

EID: 84939640466     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/835761     Document Type: Review

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