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Signal Transduction Techniques for Photosynthetic Proteins

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Biotechnological Applications of Photosynthetic Proteins: Biochips, Biosensors and Biodevices

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The red-ox processes of biomacromolecules play an essential role in living systems: a series of electron-transfer reactions between donor and acceptor substances, immobilized in the membrane or dissolved in the aqueous phase, are involved in the conversion of solar energy in photosynthetic systems or in the cell respiration process. The catalytic role of proteins in signal transduction pathways mediating substrate metabolism in living process is well known.

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    Pinalysa Cosma, Francesco Longobardi & Angela Agostiano

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Cosma, P., Longobardi, F., Agostiano, A. (2006). Signal Transduction Techniques for Photosynthetic Proteins. In: Biotechnological Applications of Photosynthetic Proteins: Biochips, Biosensors and Biodevices. Biotechnology Intelligence Unit. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-36672-2_9

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