A novel prokaryotic UVB photoreceptor in the cyanobacterium Chlorogloeopsis PCC 6912

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 493-498

  Portwich, Anne ^a   Garcia Pichel, Ferran ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; PTERIN DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABSORPTION; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHLOROGLOEOPSIS; CHROMATOPHORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PROKARYOTE; SALT STRESS; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

CYANOBACTERIA; PHOTORECEPTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

CHLOROGLOEOPSIS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0034175441     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2000)071<0493:ANPUPI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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