Effects of ultraviolet-B radiation in the CO2 fixation, photosystem II activity and spectroscopic properties of the wild and mutant Anacystis cells

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-45

  Nedunchezhian, N ^a,b   Kulandaivelu, G ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anacystisnidulans; Chlorophyll; Cyanobacteria; Phycobilism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344568520     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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