The response of antioxidant systems in Nostoc sphaeroides against UV-B radiation and the protective effects of exogenous antioxidants

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1034-1042

  Wang, Gaohong ^a   Hu, Chunxiang ^a   Li, Dunhai ^a   Zhang, Delu ^a,b   Li, Xiaoyan ^a,b   Chen, Kun ^a   Liu, Yongding ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant system; Exogenous or endogenous antioxidant; Nostoc sphaeroides; Photosynthesis; UV B radiation

Indexed keywords

ASTROBIOLOGY; EARTH (PLANET); PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SPACE RESEARCH;

ANTIOXIDANT SYSTEMS; ENDOGENOUS ANTIOXIDANT; GLUTATHIONE; NOSTOC SPHAEROIDES;

ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 34249336016     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.03.022     Document Type: Article

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