Scytonemin, a cyanobacterial sheath pigment, protects against UVC radiation: Implications for early photosynthetic life

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 673-681

  Dillon, Jesse G ^a   Castenholz, Richard W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Calothrix; Chroococcidiopsis; Cyano bacteria; Photosynthesis; Precambrian; Scytone min; UVC radiation

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; EVOLUTION; PIGMENT; PRECAMBRIAN; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALOTHRIX; CHROOCOCCIDIOPSIS; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 0032817372     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3540673.x     Document Type: Article

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