Nitrate reductase in the marine macroalga Kappaphycus alvarezii (Rhodophyta): Oscillation due to the protein level

Botanica Marina

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 106-112

  Granbom, Malena ^a   Lopes, Patrícia F ^b   Pedersén, Marianne ^a   Colepicolo, Pio ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Diurnal rhythm; Kappaphycus alvarezii; Nitrate reductase; Red alga

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROKINESIS; ENZYME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOASSAY; RED ALGA;

ALGAE; KAPPAPHYCUS ALVAREZII; PORPHYRA; PORPHYRA YEZOENSIS; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 34447344116     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2007.012     Document Type: Article

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