Excitation energy transfer in chlorosomes of green bacteria: Theoretical and experimental studies

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 995-1010

  Fetisova, Zoya ^a   Freiberg, Arvi ^b   Mauring, Koit ^b   Novoderezhkin, Vladimir ^a   Taisova, Alexandra ^a   Timpmann, Kiu ^b  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b ESTONIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MODEL; NONHUMAN; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029758529     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79301-3     Document Type: Article

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