The determination of activity of the enzyme Rubisco in cell extracts of the dinoflagellate alga Symbiodinium sp. by manganese chemiluminescence and its response to short-term thermal stress of the alga

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 995-1004

  Lilley, Ross Mcc ^a   Ralph, Peter J ^b   Larkum, Anthony W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon fixation; Carboxylase; Hermatypic corals; Oxygenase; Photosynthesis; Stability

Indexed keywords

CELL EXTRACT; MANGANESE; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE;

ALGA; CARBON FIXATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CORAL REEF; DINOFLAGELLATE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; MANGANESE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SYMBIOSIS;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; DINOFLAGELLATE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; TEMPERATURE; TIME; LUMINESCENCE; PROCEDURES;

CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CELL EXTRACTS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; DINOFLAGELLIDA; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MANGANESE; RIBULOSE-BISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIVALVIA; DINOPHYCEAE; INVERTEBRATA; SYMBIODINIUM; SYMBIODINIUM SP.;

EID: 77954073083     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2010.02121.x     Document Type: Article

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