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Protein metabolism of algae

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Der Stickstoffumsatz / Nitrogen Metabolism

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Information concerning the general metabolism of algae has been mostly derived from researches on fresh water unicellular algae which can be cultivated in the laboratory under strictly controlled conditions. It has thus been possible to study their growth rate, respiratory activity, photosynthesis, and variations in carbohydrate, fat or total nitrogen content, but a systematic investigation of their nitrogen metabolism only became possible after the method of paper chromatography offered facilities for detecting small quantities of amino-acids. An account of some of the results obtained by such methods are given below.

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Haas, P. (1958). Protein metabolism of algae. In: Allen, E.K., et al. Der Stickstoffumsatz / Nitrogen Metabolism. Handbuch der Pflanzenphysiologie / Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-94733-9_31

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