Localisation of fucoxanthin chlorophyll a/c-binding polypeptides of the centric diatom Cyclotella cryptica by immuno-electron microscopy

Protoplasma

Volumn 225, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 217-223

  Westermann, M ^a   Rhiel, E ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyclotella cryptica; Diatom; Electron microscopy; Freeze fracture; Immunogold labelling; Light harvesting complex

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; FUCOXANTHIN , CHLOROPHYLL A C CONTAINING PROTEIN; FUCOXANTHIN-, CHLOROPHYLL A-C-CONTAINING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIATOM; ENZYMOLOGY; FREEZE FRACTURE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; RABBIT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DIATOMS; FREEZE FRACTURING; IMMUNE SERA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; RABBITS;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; COSCINODISCOPHYCEAE; CYCLOTELLA CRYPTICA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 26844582518     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00709-005-0083-9     Document Type: Article

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