Pigments and lipids of heterocysts.

Planta ·Vol. 86 ·No. 1 ·1969-03-00 ·Pages 92-7

Wolk CP, Simon RD

Abstract

Heterocysts of autotrophically grown Anabaena cylindrica contain about 77% as much chlorophyll as do vegetative cells, have little phycocyanin, and appear to lack myxoxanthophyll. Heterocysts have a photosystem I. Lipids of the two cell types differ.

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Wolk C P

MSU/AEC Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing.

Simon R D

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Article Info

Journal

Planta

Abbr.

Planta

ISSN

0032-0935

DOI

10.1007/BF00385308

Published

1969-03-00

Pages

92-7

Language

English

Region

Germany

NLM ID

1250576

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF00385308 View journal details

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