Nitrate-induction of nitrate reductase and its inhibition by nitrite and ammonium ions in Spirulina platensis

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-167

  Jha, Pamela ^a   Ali, Ahmad ^a   Raghuram, Nandula ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 34548486290     PISSN: 09715894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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