Kinetic analysis of the activation of photoactivated adenylyl cyclase (PAC), a blue-light receptor for photomovements of Euglena

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 727-731

  Yoshikawa, Shinya ^a,b   Suzuki, Takeshi ^a,b   Watanabe, Masakatsu ^b,c   Iseki, Mineo ^a,b  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^c GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CYCLIC AMP;

BLUE LIGHT; CELL LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME KINETICS; EUGLENA GRACILIS; IRRADIATION; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PERIODICITY; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTON; PHOTOPHOBIA; PHOTORECEPTOR MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTRUM; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION;

EUGLENA; EUGLENA GRACILIS; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 25444525142     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b417212d     Document Type: Article

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