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The 2Å resolution crystal structure of HetL, a pentapeptide repeat protein involved in regulation of heterocyst differentiation in the cyanobacterium Nostoc sp. strain PCC 7120

Analysis of current and alternative phenol based RNA extraction methodologies for cyanobacteria.

A comparative genomics approach to understanding the biosynthesis of the sunscreen scytonemin in cyanobacteria

NblA, a key protein of phycobilisome degradation, interacts with ClpC, a HSP100 chaperone partner of a cyanobacterial Clp protease.

New peptolides from the cyanobacterium Nostoc insulare as selective and potent inhibitors of human leukocyte elastase.

Effect of exogenous extracellular polysaccharides on the desiccation and freezing tolerance of rock-inhabiting phototrophic microorganisms.

DNA microarray comparisons of plant factor- and nitrogen deprivation-induced Hormogonia reveal decision-making transcriptional regulation patterns in Nostoc punctiforme.

Isolation and characterization of the gene associated with geosmin production in cyanobacteria.

Growth kinetics of 1-2 mm and 3-4 mm colonies of Nostoc sphaeroides (Cyanophyta) in outdoor culture.

Sequestration of chromium by exopolysaccharides of Nostoc and Gloeocapsa from dilute aqueous solutions.

Identification of sesquiterpene synthases from Nostoc punctiforme PCC 73102 and Nostoc sp. strain PCC 7120.

Differential sensitivity of five cyanobacterial strains to ammonium toxicity and its inhibitory mechanism on the photosynthesis of rice-field cyanobacterium Ge-Xian-Mi (Nostoc).

Potent and selective antiplasmodial activity of the cyanobacterial alkaloid nostocarboline and its dimers.

In vitro characterization of a carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase from Nostoc sp. PCC 7120 reveals a novel cleavage pattern, cytosolic localization and induction by highlight.

[Purification and characterization of extracellular polysaccharides from Nostoc flagelliforme].

Properties of a mini 9R-lipoxygenase from Nostoc sp. PCC 7120 and its mutant forms

[Structure and antiviral activity of an acidic polysaccharide from an edible blue-green alga, Nostoc flagelliforme].

Quantitative shotgun proteomics of enriched heterocysts from Nostoc sp. PCC 7120 using 8-plex isobaric peptide tags.

The odd behaviour of carbonic anhydrase in the terrestrial cyanobacterium Nostoc flagelliforme during hydration-dehydration cycles.

Excision of the nifD element in the heterocystous cyanobacteria.