Protective pigmentation in UVB-screened Antarctic lichens studied by Fourier transform Raman spectroscopy: An extremophile bioresponse to radiation stress

Journal of Raman Spectroscopy

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 463-469

  Edwards, Howell G M ^a   Cockell, Charles S ^b   Newton, Emma M ^a   Wynn Williams, David D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic lichens; Mars analogues; Photoprotective pigments; Radiation stress; UV radiation stress

Indexed keywords

FUNGI;

ANTARCTIC LICHEN; ELEGANS; EXTREMOPHILES; FOURIER-TRANSFORM RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; FT-RAMAN SPECTRUM; MARS ANALOGS; PHOTOPROTECTIVE PIGMENT; RADIATION STRESS; UV RADIATION STRESS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BETA CAROTENE; PHYSCION;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMOMETRIC ANALYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LICHENS; NONHUMAN; PIGMENTATION; RADIATION PROTECTION; SPECIES HABITAT; STRESS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 3042779064     PISSN: 03770486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jrs.1172     Document Type: Article

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