Plastids of Marine Phytoplankton Produce Bioactive Pigments and Lipids

Plastids of Marine Phytoplankton Produce Bioactive Pigments and Lipids

Phytoplankton is acknowledged to be a very diverse source of bioactive molecules. These compounds play physiological roles that allow cells to deal with changes of the environmental constrains. For example, the diversity of light harvesting pigments allows efficient photosynthesis at different depth...

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Main Authors: Benoît Schoefs, Martine Bertrand, Damien Loizeau, Lionel Ulmann, Virginie Mimouni, Isabelle Poirier, Parisa Heydarizadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-09-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
plastids
carotenoids
cyanobacteria
microalgae
polyunsaturated fatty acids
tetrapyrroles
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/11/9/3425

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