Astaxanthin in microalgae: pathways, functions and biotechnological implications
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Copyright © The Korean Society of Phycology 131 http://e-algae.kr pISSN: 1226-2617 eISSN: 2093-0860 Astaxanthin in microalgae: pathways, functions and biotechnological implications Danxiang Han, Yantao Li and Qiang Hu* Laboratory for Algae Research and Biotechnology, College of Technology and Innovation, Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus, Mesa, AZ 85212, USA The Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET), The University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA
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تاریخ انتشار 2013