Nucleotides, nucleoside sugars and UDP-glucose-4-epimerase activity in the iota-carrageenophytes Solieria chordalis and Calliblepharis jubata (Rhodophyceae)

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-25

  Goulard, Fabienne ^a   Diouris, Marcel ^a   Deslandes, Eric ^a   Floc'h, Jean Yves ^a  

^a INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

Author keywords

Calliblepharis jubata; Carrageenan biosynthesis; Nucleoside diphosphate monosaccharides; Nucleotides; Solieria chordalis; UDP D glucose 4 epimerase

Indexed keywords

CALLIBLEPHARIS JUBATA; SOLIERIA CHORDALIS;

EID: 0032918098     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967026298001711     Document Type: Article

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