New multichannel kinetic spectrophotometer-fluorimeter with pulsed measuring beam for photosynthesis research

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 351-356

  Bína, David ^a,b   Litvín, Radek ^a,b   Vácha, František ^a,b   Šiffel, Pavel ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Absorption kinetics; Chlorophyll triplet; Difference spectra; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FLUOROMETRY; INSTRUMENTATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TIME;

FLUOROMETRY; KINETICS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TIME FACTORS;

ALGAE; PHOTOBACTERIA;

EID: 33747884607     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-006-9071-y     Document Type: Article

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