Dunaliella salina (Chlorophyta) with small chlorophyll antenna sizes exhibit higher photosynthetic productivities and photon use efficiencies than normally pigmented cells

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 515-525

  Melis, Anastasios ^a   Neidhardt, John ^a   Benemann, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll antenna size; Damage and repair cycle; Dunaliella salina; Photoinhibition; Photon use efficiency; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

DUNALIELLA SALINA;

EID: 0032423858     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008076231267     Document Type: Article

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