Impact of physiological stresses on nitric oxide formation by green alga, Scenedesmus obliquus

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 300-306

  Mallick, Nirupama ^a   Mohn, Friedrich Helmuth ^a   Rai, Lalchand ^b   Soeder, Carl J ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Herbicides; Nitrite; NO production; Scenedesmus; Temperature

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GREEN ALGA; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS OBLIQUUS;

EID: 0033914582     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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