Purification and characterization of phycoferritin from the blue-green alga, Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 359-366

  Lakshmi Deepa, G ^a   Sashidhar, R B ^a   Deshpande, Vijay ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterioferritin; Cross reactivity; Ferritin; Glycoprotein; Haem; Subunit

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSPIRA; ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EQUIDAE; MAMMALIA; PISUM SATIVUM; SPIRULINA;

EID: 48249099351     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-007-9263-7     Document Type: Article

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