The occurrence of UV-B absorbing mycosporine-like amino acids in freshwater and terrestrial microalgae (Chlorophyta)

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-49

  Xiong, Fusheng ^a,b   Kopecky, Jiri ^b   Nedbal, Ladislav ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Photosynthesis Global Climate C   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Algae; Aquatic ecosystem; The photosynthetic apparatus; Ultraviolet radiation; UV B absorbing compound; UV B sensitivity

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; FRESH WATER; MYCOSPORINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGA; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ANKISTRODESMUS SPIRALIS; CHLORELLA MINUTISSIMA; CHLORELLA SOROKINIANA; COELASTRUM MICROPORUM; ENALLAX COELASTROIDES; PSEUDOCOCCOMYXA; SCENEDESMUS; SCOTIELLA CHLORELLOIDEA;

EID: 0032929776     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(98)00106-5     Document Type: Article

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