An alternate photosynthetic electron donor system for PSI supports light dependent nitrogen fixation in a non-heterocystous cyanobacterium, Plectonema boryanum

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-39

  Misra, Hari S ^a   Khairnar, Nivedita P ^a   Mahajan, Suresh K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Alternate electron donor; Glycolate; Nitrogen fixation; Photosystem I; Plectonema

Indexed keywords

CELLS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ELECTRON DONOR SYSTEMS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEPTOLYNGBYA BORYANA; PLECTONEMA; PLECTONEMA BORYANUM;

EID: 0037257577     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0176-1617-00846     Document Type: Conference Paper

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