Fatty acid profiles and their distribution patterns in microalgae: a comprehensive analysis of more than 2000 strains from the SAG culture collection

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Among the various biochemical markers, fatty acids or lipid profiles represent a chemically relatively inert class of compounds that is easy to isolate from biological material. Fatty acid (FA) profiles are considered as chemotaxonom...

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Main Authors: Friedl Thomas, Hodac Ladislav, Lang Imke, Feussner Ivo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/11/124