Photoprotective and biotechnological potentials of cyanobacterial sheath pigment, scytonemin

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 580-588

  Singh, Shailendra P ^a   Kumari, Sunita ^a   Rastogi, Rajesh P ^a   Singh, Kanchan L ^a   Sinha, Richa P ^a   Sinha, Rajeshwar P ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Cyanobacteria; Ozone depletion; Photoprotection; Scytonemin; UV B (280 315 nm) radiation

Indexed keywords

PIGMENT; SCYTONEMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COLLEMA; CYANOBACTERIUM; GONOHYMENIA; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PETULLA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 76649134461     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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