Porphyrins: One ring in the colors of life

American Scientist

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 236-243

  Dayan, Franck E ^a,b   Dayan, Emilie A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b NATURAL PRODUCTS UTILIZATION RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HERBICIDE; INHIBITOR; METABOLISM; METAL BINDING; PIGMENT; SUBSTRATE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79957445712     PISSN: 00030996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1511/2011.90.236     Document Type: Article

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