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Maria Filomena de Jesus Raposo1, Rui Manuel Santos Costa de Morais, Alcina Maria Miranda Bernardo de Morais

  • 1CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa/Porto. Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal.

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|September 3, 2013
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Astaxanthin (PubChem CID: 5281224)Beta-carotene (PubChem CID: 5280489)Bioactive compoundsBrassicasterol (PubChem CID: 5281327)Chemical compounds studiedCu, Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD) (PubChem CID: 11963501)CyanobacteriaGambieric acid A (PubChem CID: 6436260)Gamma-aminobutyric acid (PubChem CID: 119)Gamma-linolenic acid (PubChem CID: 5280933)Health applicationsMarine microalgaeNutraceuticalsOkadaic acid (PubChem CID: 446512)Oxidative stressPhycocyanin (PubChem CID: 6817)

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