Selenium-induced changes in activities of antioxidant enzymes and content of photosynthetic pigments in spirulina platensis

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-48

  Chen, Tian Feng ^a   Zheng, Wen Jie ^b   Wong, Yum Shing ^a   Yang, Fang ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Antioxidant enzymes; Photosynthetic pigments; Selenium; Spirulina platensis

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CHLOROPHYLL; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SELENIUM; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOMASS; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL A; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT; SELENIUM;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METABOLISM; SPIRULINA;

CATALASE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHLOROPHYLL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; SELENIUM; SPIRULINA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 38049146026     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2007.00600.x     Document Type: Article

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