Chromatic regulation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii alters photosystem stoichiometry and improves the quantum efficiency of photosynthesis

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 253-265

  Melis, Anastasios ^a   Murakami, Akio ^b   Nemson, Jeff A ^a   Aizawa, Katsunori ^b   Ohki, Kaori ^c   Fujita, Yoshihiko ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^c TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d FUKUI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; chromatic acclimation; photosynthesis; photosystem stoichiometry; quantum yield

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0029836162     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02184286     Document Type: Article

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