Interactive effects of UV-B and heavy metals (Cu and Pb) on nitrogen and phosphorus metabolism of a N2-fixing cyanobacterium Anabaena doliolum

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 221-231

  Rai, L C ^a   Tyagi, B ^a   Rai, P K ^a   Mallick, N ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; Anabaena doliolum; ATPase; Copper; Lead; Nitrate reductase; Nitrogenase; Nutrient uptake; Urease; UV B irradiation

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; COPPER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; LEAD; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NITROGENASE; NUTRIENT; PHOSPHATE METABOLISM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UREA; UREASE;

ANABAENA DOLIOLUM;

EID: 0031851479     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-8472(98)00011-2     Document Type: Article

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