Hydrogenases and hydrogen metabolism in photosynthetic prokaryotes

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 675, Issue , 2010, Pages 305-348

  Schwarz, Christoph ^a   Poss, Zach ^b   Hoffmann, Doerte ^b   Appel, Jens ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; HYDROGENASE;

METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROKARYOTIC CELL; REVIEW;

HYDROGEN; HYDROGENASE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROKARYOTIC CELLS;

EID: 77955480684     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: 22148019     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-1528-3_18     Document Type: Article

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