UV protection in cyanobacteria

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 329-338

  Ehling Schulz, Monika ^a   Scherer, Siegfried ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

2D electrophoresis; Antioxidants; Cyanobacteria; DNA repair; Extracellular polysaccharides; Mycosporine like amino acids; Proteome; Scytonemin; Stress proteins; UV A UV B photoprotection

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; OZONE DEPLETION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; TOLERANCE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

NOSTOC COMMUNE;

EID: 0032787683     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S096702629900219X     Document Type: Article

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