Effects of UV irradiation on certain physiological and biochemical processes in cyanobacteria

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 107-113

  Sinha, R P ^a,b   Singh, N ^b   Kumar, A ^b   Kumar, H D ^b   Hader M ^a   Hader D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

14CO2 uptake; Cyanobacteria; Heterocyst differentiation; Nitrogenase activity; UV irradiation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARBON 14; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGENASE;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME INHIBITION; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 0029865908     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1011-1344(95)07205-5     Document Type: Article

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