The ultrastructure and polypeptide composition of the pyrenoid from Dunaliella tertiolecta

Scientia Marina

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 155-160

  Del Río, Miguel Jiménez ^a   García Reina, Guillermo ^a   Ramazanov, Ziyadin ^a  

^a Instituto Tecnologico de Canarias   (Spain)

Author keywords

CO2 concentrating mechanism; Dunaliella tertiolecta; Polypeptide composition; Pyrenoid

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA;

EID: 0344333917     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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