Rapid extraction of phycobiliproteins from cultured cyanobacteria samples

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 319, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 263-271

  Viskari, Pertti J ^a   Colyer, Christa L ^a,b  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell disruption; Cyanobacteria; Phycobiliproteins; Synechococcus

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PROTEINS;

CELL DISRUPTION; CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOBACTERIAL CELLS; EXTRACTION EFFICIENCIES; LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE DETECTION; PHYCOBILIPROTEINS; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EXTRACTION;

3 [(3 CHOLAMIDOPROPYL)DIMETHYLAMMONIO] 1 PROPANESULFONIC ACID; AZOLECTIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; NITROGEN; PHYCOBILIPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CELL DISRUPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYANOBACTERIUM; FLUORESCENCE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0037491836     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-2697(03)00294-X     Document Type: Article

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