Metals in Cyanobacteria: Analysis of the Copper, Nickel, Cobalt and Arsenic Homeostasis Mechanisms
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Copper, an Essential Element for Photosynthesis and Respiration
3. Nickel and Cobalt, Two Essential Metals for Cyanobacteria?
4. Arsenic, a World Wide Spread Phosphate Competitor
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Huertas, M.J.; López-Maury, L.; Giner-Lamia, J.; Sánchez-Riego, A.M.; Florencio, F.J. Metals in Cyanobacteria: Analysis of the Copper, Nickel, Cobalt and Arsenic Homeostasis Mechanisms. Life 2014, 4, 865-886. https://doi.org/10.3390/life4040865
Huertas MJ, López-Maury L, Giner-Lamia J, Sánchez-Riego AM, Florencio FJ. Metals in Cyanobacteria: Analysis of the Copper, Nickel, Cobalt and Arsenic Homeostasis Mechanisms. Life. 2014; 4(4):865-886. https://doi.org/10.3390/life4040865
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuertas, María José, Luis López-Maury, Joaquín Giner-Lamia, Ana María Sánchez-Riego, and Francisco Javier Florencio. 2014. "Metals in Cyanobacteria: Analysis of the Copper, Nickel, Cobalt and Arsenic Homeostasis Mechanisms" Life 4, no. 4: 865-886. https://doi.org/10.3390/life4040865