The Growth Physiology of Pinguiococcus pyrenoidosus With an Emphasis on Fatty Acids

The Pinguiophyceae are a new class of photosynthetic stramenopiles consisting of five monotypic genera. These chromophyte microalgae have an unusually high percentage of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), especially eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), though the function of these compounds within the cel...

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Main Author: Messer, Andrea
Other Authors: Bidigare, Robert R
Published: University of Hawaii at Manoa 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10125/6952