Complementary UV-absorption of mycosporine-like amino acids and scytonemin is responsible for the UV-insensitivity of photosynthesis in Nostoc flagelliforme

Marine Drugs

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 106-121

  Ferroni, Lorenzo ^a   Klisch, Manfred ^b   Pancaldi, Simonetta ^a   Häder, Donat Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mycosporine like amino acids; Nostoc flagelliforme; Photosynthesis; Scytonemin; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MYCOSPORINE LIKE AMINO ACID; OXYGEN; PIGMENT; POLYSACCHARIDE; SCYTONEMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC; NOSTOC COMMUNE; NOSTOC FLAGELLIFORME; PHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SOLAR RADIATION; TERRESTRIAL SPECIES; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

CYANOBACTERIA; NOSTOC FLAGELLIFORME;

EID: 76149083579     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16603397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/md8010106     Document Type: Article

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