Spectroscopic detection of a phytochrome-like photoreceptor in the myxomycete Physarum polycephalum and the kinetic mechanism for the photocontrol of sporulation by Pfr

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 697-702

  Lamparter, Tilman ^a   Marwan, Wolfgang ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYTOCHROME;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAR RED LIGHT; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; MYXOMYCETES; NONHUMAN; PHOTOMETER; PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECTROSCOPY; SPOROGENESIS; STARVATION; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PHOTORECEPTORS, MICROBIAL; PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM; PHYTOCHROME; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPORES;

ARABIDOPSIS; CHONDROMYCES; CUSCUTA; MYXOGASTRIA; PHYSARUM; PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM;

EID: 0035384611     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2001)073<0697:SDOAPL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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