Photodynamic action of hypericin on cyanobacteria, Synechocystis and Synechoccus (Anacystis nidulans)

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung Section C - Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 165-168

  Brody, Seymour Steven ^a,b   Papageorgiou, George ^a   Alygizaki Zorba, Katerina ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^b CARLSBERG LABORATORY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Hypericin; Photodynamic Action; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ANACYSTIS; ANACYSTIS NIDULANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 0030906106     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-1997-3-405     Document Type: Article

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