Protection of energy transfer process in isolated phycobilisome by 'white light' from ultraviolet-B induced damage in the cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis

Photosynthetica

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 617-620

  Rajagopal, S ^a   Mohanty, Prasanna ^b   Murthy, S D S ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Allophycocyanin; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Phycocyanin

Indexed keywords

ALLOPHYCOCYANIN B; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; PHYCOCYANIN; ROOM TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WHITE LIGHT;

SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 0033392525     PISSN: 03003604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007060625055     Document Type: Article

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