Effect of salinity on the quantity and quality of carotenoids accumulated by Dunaliella salina (strain CONC-007) and Dunaliella bardawil (strain ATCC 30861) Chlorophyta

Dunaliella salina and D. bardawil are well-known microalgae accumulating high levels of b-carotene under growth-limiting conditions. In both taxa, this pigment is primarily composed of the isomers 9-cis and all-trans. The 9-cis b-carotene occurs only in natural sources and is the most attractive fro...

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Main Authors: PATRICIA I GÓMEZ, ALEJANDRA BARRIGA, ANA SILVIA CIFUENTES, MARIELA A. GONZÁLEZ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-01-01
Series:Biological Research
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602003000200008