Ultrastructure and enzyme complement of proplastids from heterotrophically grown cells of the red alga Galdieria sulphuraria

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 243-251

  Tischendorf, Gilbert ^a   Oesterhelt, Christine ^b   Hoffmann, Sabine ^a   Girnus, Jan ^a   Schnarrenberger, Claus ^a   Gross, Wolfgang ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chloroplast; Dedifferentiation; Electron microscopy; Isozymes; Sucrose density gradient

Indexed keywords

CELL ORGANELLE; CHLOROPLAST; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC CARBON; RED ALGA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALGAE; GALDIERIA SULPHURARIA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 34547107356     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670260701437642     Document Type: Article

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