Evolutionary aspects and regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthesis in cyanobacteria under aerobic and anaerobic environments

Life

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1172-1203

  Fujita, Yuichi ^a   Tsujimoto, Ryoma ^a   Aoki, Rina ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Analogous enzymes; Chlorophyll biosynthesis; ChlR; Hypoxia; Nitrogen fixation; Transcriptional regulator

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84961289624     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20751729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/life5021172     Document Type: Review

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