Evaluation of Tolypothrix germplasm for phycobiliprotein content

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-64

  Prasanna, R ^a   Prasanna, B M ^a   Mohammadi, S A ^a   Singh, P K ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALOTHRIX SP. PCC 7101; TOLYPOTHRIX; TOLYPOTHRIX BOUTEILLEI; TOLYPOTHRIX CEYLONICA; TOLYPOTHRIX NODOSA; TOLYPOTHRIX TENUIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PIGMENT; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYANOBACTERIUM; EVALUATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CULTURE MEDIA; CYANOBACTERIA; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0042329800     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931277     Document Type: Article

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