Effect of ultraviolet-B radiation on intact cells of the cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis: Characterization of the alterations in the thylakoid membranes

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-66

  Rajagopal, S ^a,b   Murthy, S D S ^a   Mohanty, P ^c  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Hungary)

^c JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a protein complexes; CP43; CP47; Fluorescence emission spectra; Photosystems; Spirulina platensis; UV B radiation

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; PIGMENT; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; CYANOBACTERIUM; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSYSTEM I; PHOTOSYSTEM II; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS; THYLAKOID MEMBRANE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 0034004545     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(99)00156-6     Document Type: Article

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