Ultrasensitive behavior in the synthesis of storage polysaccharides in cyanobacteria

Planta

Volumn 216, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 969-975

  Gómez Casati, Diego F ^a   Cortassa, Sonia ^a   Aon, Miguel A ^a   Iglesias, Alberto A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOTECNOLÓGICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

ADPglucose pyrophosphorylase; Anabaena; Glycogen starch synthesis; Molecular crowding; Permeabilized cyanobacteria; Ultrasensitivity (of enzymes)

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT CELL CULTURE;

ULTRASENSITIVE BEHAVIOR;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

ANABAENA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; NOSTOC SP. PCC 7120; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0037832406     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-002-0949-4     Document Type: Article

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