Characterization of the artificially covalent conjugate of B-phycoerythrin and R-phycocyanin and the phycobilisome from Porphyridium cruentum

Plant Science

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 253-257

  Ma, Sheng Yuan ^a   Wang, Guang Ce ^a   Sun, Hai Bao ^a   Zeng, Cheng Kui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Absorption spectrum; B phycoerythrin (BPE); BPE RPC conjugate; Fluorescence emission spectrum; Phycobilisome (PBS); R phycocyanin (RPC)

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY TRANSFER; PROTEINS; PURIFICATION; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

EXCITATION ENERGY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

PORPHYRIDIUM; PORPHYRIDIUM CRUENTUM;

EID: 0037325004     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(02)00407-7     Document Type: Article

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