Isolation and characterization of the cytoplasmic membrane from the terrestrial cyanobacterium - Nostoc flagelliforme

Acta Botanica Sinica

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1186-1191

  Huang, Hui ^a   Zhong, Ze Pu ^a   Wang, Ke Bin ^a   Bai, Ke Zhi ^a   Li, Liang Bi ^a   Kuang, Ting Yun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic membrane; Digitonin; Isolation; Nostoc flagelliforme

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE;

NOSTOC FLAGELLIFORME; NOSTOC SP.;

EID: 17844392636     PISSN: 16726650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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