Fe-responsive accumulation of redox proteins ferredoxin and flavodoxin in a marine cryptomonad

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-82

  Li, Xia ^a   Yakunin, Alexander F ^b   Mckay, Michael L ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibody; Cryptomonad; Ferredoxin; Flavodoxin; Iron; Phylogeny; Rhodomonas lens

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; IRON; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PROTEIN;

ALGAE; CRYPTOPHYTA; RHODOMONAS LENS;

EID: 1642264314     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670260310001637306     Document Type: Article

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