Standardization of a protocol to extract and analyze chlorophyll a and carotenoids in Gracilaria tenuistipitata Var. Liui. Zhang and Xia (Rhodophyta)

Chlorophyll a and carotenoids are important pigments in photosynthesis. Several studies have been published describing extraction and analysis protocols of these pigments, mainly in vascular plant species. This study standardizes an extraction and analysis protocol of these substances in Gracilaria...

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Main Authors: Priscila Bezerra Torres, Fungyi Chow, Cláudia Maria Furlan, Fernanda Mandelli, Adriana Mercadante, Déborah Yara Alves Cursino dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87592014000100006&lng=en&tlng=en