Ketocarotenoid Biosynthesis Outside of Plastids in the Unicellular Green Alga Haematococcus pluvialis
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Enhanced Carotenoid Biosynthesis by Oxidative Stress in Acetate-Induced Cyst Cells of a Green Unicellular Alga, Haematococcus pluvialis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biological Chemistry
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0021-9258
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m006400200