The role of ascorbate in the protection of thylakoids against photoinactivation

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 215-222

  Forti, Giorgio ^a   Barbagallo, Romina Paola ^a   Inversini, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascorbate; Photoinactivation; Photophosphorylation; Photosynthetic electron transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032766859     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006164017455     Document Type: Article

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