Fluorescence and Photochemistry of Recombinant Phytochrome from the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 263-267

  Sineshchekov, V ^a   Hughes, J ^b   Hartmann, E ^b   Lamparter, T ^b  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.;

PHYTOCHROME; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYANOBACTERIUM; FLUORESCENCE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

CYANOBACTERIA; FLUORESCENCE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOCHROME; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0031989125     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1998.tb05196.x     Document Type: Article

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