Adaptation of the photosynthetic electron transport chain in cyanobacteria to iron deficiency: The function of IdiA and IsiA

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 36-50

  Michel, Klaus Peter ^a   Pistorius, Elfriede K ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHLOROPHYLL; COMPLEXATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; METABOLISM; OXIDATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEINS;

MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; IDIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS PCC 7942;

EID: 1642506316     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0031-9317.2004.0229.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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