Carotenoids in photosynthesis

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 257-264

  Frank, Harry A ^a   Cogdell, Richard J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

CAROTENOIDS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 0030111458     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1996.tb03022.x     Document Type: Article

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