UV protecting pigment of the terrestrial cyanobacterium Tolypothrix byssoidea

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 153, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 770-773

  Adhikary, S P ^a   Sahu, J K ^a  

^a UTKAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

MAAs; Scytonemin; Sheath; Terrestrial cyanobacteria; Tolypothrix byssoidea; UV protecting pigment

Indexed keywords

TOLYPOTHRIX BYSSOIDEA;

EID: 0032429854     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(98)80233-2     Document Type: Article

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