Cloning and sequencing of the phycocyanin gene from Spirulina maxima and its evolutionary analysis

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 307-310

  Yu, Ping ^a   Li, Jian Rong ^a   Cen, Pei Lin ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG GONGSHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arthrospira; Evolutionary analysis; Phycocyanin gene; Spirulina maxima

Indexed keywords

ALGAL PROTEIN; APOPROTEIN; PHYCOCYANIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE;

GENETIC CODE; GENETIC SIMILARITY; GENETIC STRAIN; MOLECULAR CLONING;

ARTHROSPIRA MAXIMA; SPIRULINA MAXIMA;

EID: 0036704268     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021177414835     Document Type: Article

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