Biological functions of carotenoids - Diversity and evolution

BioFactors

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 99-104

  Vershinin, Alexander ^a  

^a SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; CELL FUNCTION; CHROMATOPHORE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOLUTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOSPECIFICITY; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

EID: 0032745777     PISSN: 09516433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biof.5520100203     Document Type: Conference Paper

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