Identification of crystalline material found in the thallus of the lichen, Myelochroa leucotyliza

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 393-400

  Arakawa Kobayashi, Satoko ^a   Kobayashi, Takashi ^b   Hasebe, Mitsuyasu ^a   Kanaseki, Toku ^c  

^a GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atranorin; Crystal; Electron diffraction; Freeze replica; Fungi; Lichen; Lipid secretion; Polyketide; Polyketide synthase (PKS); X ray

Indexed keywords

ATRANORIN; LIPID;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DRY WEIGHT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LOWER PLANT; MYELOCHROA LEUCOTYLIZA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALLUS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; CRYSTALLIZATION; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACIDS; LICHENS; LIPIDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; FUNGI; MYELOCHROA;

EID: 1942425188     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2004.01.015     Document Type: Article

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