A spectrophotometric assay for rubisco activity: Application to the kelp Laminaria saccharina and implications for radiometric assays

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 880-884

  Gerard, Valrie A ^a   Driscoll, Timothy ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzyme activity; Laminaria saccharina; Phaeophyta; Photosynthesis; Protein; Rubisco; Spectrophotometric assay

Indexed keywords

LAMINARIA SACCHARINA;

EID: 0030456641     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1996.00880.x     Document Type: Article

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