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A study on the carotenoids of wild-type and mutant strains of the alga, Scenedesmus obliquus

Creator:

Williams, Janet Lynn

Abstract:

The primary objective of this thesis is to study, characterize and compare four types of Scenedesmus obliquus pigment mutants with the wild-type strain. The specific nature of the carotenoids synthesized in both heterotrophically and myxotrophically-grown cells, Hill reaction activity, photoreduction activity, and total photosynthetic activity of these cells are examined....

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis