The β,ε-carotenoid, lutein, is specifically required for the formation of the oligomeric forms of the light harvesting complex in the green alga, scenedesmus obliquus

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 279-283

  Bishop, Norman I ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

, and , carotenoids; Light harvesting complex; Mutations of Scenedesmus obliquus

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL B; NEOXANTHIN; VIOLAXANTHIN; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GREEN ALGA; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

SCENEDESMUS OBLIQUUS;

EID: 0030484476     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(96)07381-2     Document Type: Article

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