Microalgal carotenoids: Potential nutraceutical compounds with chemotaxonomic importance

Algal Research

Volumn 15, Issue , 2016, Pages 24-31

  Paliwal, Chetan ^a,b   Ghosh, Tonmoy ^a,b   George, Basil ^a   Pancha, Imran ^a,b   Maurya, Rahulkumar ^a,b   Chokshi, Kaumeel ^a,b   Ghosh, Arup ^a,b   Mishra, Sandhya ^a,b  

^a CSIR CENTRAL SALT AND MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH ACSIR   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Biomarkers; Carotenoids; Chemotaxonomy; Microalgae

Indexed keywords

EID: 84965066697     PISSN: 22119264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2016.01.017     Document Type: Article

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