Diphenyl carbazide restores electron transport in isolated, illuminated chloroplasts after electron transport from water has been eliminated by mild heat treatment

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 381-389

  Dean, Rob L ^a   Pocock, Tessa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonium chloride; Artificial electron donor; Dichlorophenol indophenol; Diphenyl carbazide; Electron transport rate; Gramicidin D; Heat treatment; Isolated chloroplasts; Uncoupling

Indexed keywords

2,6 DICHLOROPHENOLINDOPHENOL; CHLOROPHYLL; DIPHENYLCARBAZIDE; OXYGEN; WATER;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE; CHLOROPLAST; CONSULTATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HEAT; ILLUMINATION; OXIDATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PREDICTION; QUALITY CONTROL; STUDENT; TEACHER; THYLAKOID MEMBRANE;

EID: 9644272315     PISSN: 14708175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmb.2004.494032060394     Document Type: Article

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