Stimulation of porphyrin production by application of an external magnetic field to a photosynthetic bacterium, Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 401-404

  Utsunomiya, Takehiro ^a   Yamane, Yu Ichi ^b   Watanabe, Masanori ^a   Sasaki, Ken ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA KOKUSAI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Suishin Yamane Honten Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Magnetic field; Permanent magnet; Photosynthetic bacteria; Porphyrin production

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; GENES; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

EXTRACELLULAR PRODUCTION;

PORPHYRINS;

PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; PORPHYRIN;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL POLARITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETISM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; STIMULATION;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHOTOBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0038367591     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1263/jbb.95.401     Document Type: Article

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