Light regulation of phycobilisome structure and gene expression in Spirulina platensis C1 (Arthrospira sp. PCC 9438)

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1194-1202

  Nomsawai, Pinthipya ^a,b,c   Tandeau De Marsac, Nicole ^b   Thomas, Jean Claude ^c   Tanticharoen, Morakot ^a,d   Cheevadhanarak, Supapon ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^d NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Arthrospira; Light harvesting complexes; Light regulation; Phycobilisome; S. platensis C1

Indexed keywords

ALLOPHYCOCYANIN; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BATCH CELL CULTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIGHT HARVESTING COMPLEX; MESSENGER RNA; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTOMETRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYCOCYANIN; SPECTROMETRY;

ARTHROSPIRA; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 0343415659     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029507     Document Type: Article

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