Partial purification and characterization of a calcium-dependent alkaline phosphatase from the cyanobacterium arthrospira platensis

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 347-354

  Asencio, Antonia D ^a   Morte, Asuncióín ^b   García Carmona, Francisco ^b   Pérez Gilabert, Manuela ^b  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; Arthrospira platensis; Calcium; ELF; Phase partitioning; Spirulina; Triton X 114

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS; SPIRULINA;

EID: 84859434026     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2012.01119.x     Document Type: Article

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