Effect of visible light on superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in the red alga Gracilariopsis tenuifrons (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta)

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 151-157

  Rossa, Marcelo Muniz ^a   De Oliveira, Mariana Cabral ^a   Okamoto, Oswaldo Keith ^a   Lopes, Patrícia Fátima ^a   Colepicolo, Pio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Circadian oscillation; Day time ROS levels; Gracilariopsis tenuifrons; Light regulation; Oxidative stress; Rhodophyta; Superoxide dismutase (SOD)

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIGHT; RED ALGA;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; GRACILARIALES; GRACILARIOPSIS; GRACILARIOPSIS TENUIFRONS; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 0036618981     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019985722808     Document Type: Article

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