Heterocyst Thylakoid Bioenergetics
Heterocysts are specialized cells that differentiate in the filaments of heterocystous cyanobacteria. Their role is to maintain a microoxic environment for the nitrogenase enzyme during diazotrophic growth. The lack of photosynthetic water oxidation in the heterocyst puts special constraints on the...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Life |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/9/1/13 |