Photosynthetic H2 metabolism in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (unicellular green algae)

Planta

Volumn 226, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1075-1086

  Melis, Anastasios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; Green algae; H2; Hydrogen production; Hydrogenase; Photosynthesis; Sulfur deprivation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYTA;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN; SULFATE PERMEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; ANION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HYDROGEN; OXYGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 34548528653     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-007-0609-9     Document Type: Review

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