Thiol and exopolysaccharide production in a cyanobacterium under heavy metal stress

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 63-68

  Singh, N ^a   Asthana, R K ^a   Kayastha, A M ^a   Pandey, S ^a   Chaudhary, A K ^a   Singh, S P ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Exopolysaccharide; Heavy metals; Nostoc; Thiol

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC; STRESS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NOSTOC; NOSTOC COMMUNE;

EID: 0032738868     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(99)00033-3     Document Type: Article

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