The Calvin cycle - A historical perspective

Photosynthetica

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 331-345

  Schnarrenberger, C ^a   Martin, W ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

C4 plants; CAM plants; Enzyme regulation; Glycolate pathway; Molecular cloning; Photosynthetically active radiation; Phylogeny; Ribulose 1,5 bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013310022     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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