Engineering photosynthetic organisms for the production of biohydrogen

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 241-253

  Dubini, Alexandra ^a   Ghirardi, Maria L ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron transfer; Genetic engineering; Green algae; H2 metabolism; Hydrogenases

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENASE;

GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; GREEN ALGA; METABOLISM; MICROALGA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

BIOFUELS; CHLOROPHYTA; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENASE; MICROALGAE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 84988305293     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: 15735079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-014-9991-x     Document Type: Article

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