Development of an ELISA approach for the determination of flavodoxin and ferredoxin as markers of iron deficiency in phytoplankton

Phytochemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 303-308

  Inda, Luis A ^a   Peleato, M Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

ELISA; Ferredoxin; Flavodoxin; Iron deficiency; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

FERREDOXIN; FLAVODOXIN; IRON; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOPLANKTON;

SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS VACUOLATUS;

EID: 0038106125     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00160-2     Document Type: Article

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