Protection of photosynthesis against ultraviolet-B radiation by carotenoids in transformants of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus PCC7942

Plant Physiology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 599-604

  Götz, Thomas ^a   Windhövel, Ute ^a   Böger, Peter ^a   Sandmann, Gerhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; CELL MEMBRANE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGER; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYCOBILIN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; ZEAXANTHIN;

SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0032793012     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.120.2.599     Document Type: Article

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