Impact of nitrophenols on the photosynthetic electron transport chain and ATP content in Nostoc muscorum and Chlorella vulgaris

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 256-259

  Umamaheswari, A ^a   Venkateswarlu, K ^a  

^a SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chlorella vulgaris; Nitrophenols; Nontarget effects; Nostoc muscorum; Photosynthetic electron transport

Indexed keywords

2 NITROPHENOL; 2,4 DINITROPHENOL; 3 NITROPHENOL; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; NITROPHENOL;

PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DEPLETION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM I; PHOTOSYSTEM II;

2,4-DINITROPHENOL; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHLORELLA; CULTURE MEDIA; CYANOBACTERIA; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; NITROPHENOLS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM I PROTEIN COMPLEX; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; UNCOUPLING AGENTS;

CHLORELLA VULGARIS; NOSTOC; NOSTOC MUSCORUM;

EID: 2442536825     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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