Carbon partitioning in photosynthesis

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 453-456

  Melis, Anastasios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ERYTHRITOL; FATTY ACID; HYDROCARBON; MEVALONIC ACID; SUGAR; TERPENOID; TRITERPENE; XYLULOSE;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BOTRYOCOCCUS BRAUNII; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CARBON PARTITIONING; CATALYST; CYANOBACTERIUM; DUNALIELLA BARDAWIL; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GREEN ALGA; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; PROCESS DESIGN; PUERARIA LOBATA; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SUNLIGHT; UPREGULATION;

CARBON; HUMANS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RENEWABLE ENERGY;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84878849640     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: 18790402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.03.010     Document Type: Review

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