Melatonin production in an aerobic photosynthetic bacterium: An evolutionarily early association with darkness

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 102-106

  Tilden, Andrea R ^a   Becker, Monika A ^b   Amma, Lori L ^b   Arciniega, Jacqueline ^a   McGaw, Anna K ^a  

^a MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WESTMINSTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Evolution; Melatonin; Photosynthesis; Prokaryote

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DARKNESS; EVOLUTION; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BACTERIA, AEROBIC; DARKNESS; EVOLUTION; LINEAR MODELS; MELATONIN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 0031087698     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1997.tb00310.x     Document Type: Article

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