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Enhancement of carotenoids by mutation and stress induced carotenogenic genes in Haematococcus pluvialis mutants.
Bioresource technology - 1 Dec 2008
Sandesh Kamath B, Vidhyavathi R, Sarada R, Ravishankar G A
Abstract excerpt
Growing culture of green alga Haematococcus was exposed to mutagens such as UV, ethyl methane sulphonate (EMS) and 1-methyl 3-nitro 1-nitrosoguanidine (NTG), and further screened over herbicide - glufosinate. The survival rate of cells decreased with increasing concentration of mutagens and herbicides. The mutants exhibited 23-59% increase in total carotenoid and astaxanthin contents. The NTG treated glufosinate...
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