The involvement of the antioxidant system in protection of desert cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. against UV-B radiation and the effects of exogenous antioxidants

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 150-157

  Wang, Gaohong ^a   Chen, Kun ^a   Chen, Lanzhou ^a   Hu, Chunxiang ^a   Zhang, Delu ^a   Liu, Yongding ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant system; Exogenous antioxidant; Nostoc sp.; Photosynthesis; UV B radiation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANTIOXIDANT; CYANOBACTERIUM; DESERT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OXIDATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; DESERT CLIMATE; NOSTOC; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ALGAE; NOSTOC SP.;

EID: 36349024680     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2006.03.014     Document Type: Article

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