Cell-flee extracts capable of acetylene reduction and cyanide reduction have been prepared from heterocystous (Anabaena cylindrica) and non-heteroeystous (Plectonema boryanum 594) blue-green algae. Extracts from Anabaena were obtained from cultures grown in bulk under aerobic conditions, while the P
Nitrogenase Activity in Heterocysts of Blue–Green Algae
✍ Scribed by STEWART, W. D. P.; HAYSTEAD, A.; PEARSON, H. W.
- Book ID
- 109669501
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1969
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 424 KB
- Volume
- 224
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/224226a0
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