Three-dimensional structures of photosynthetic reaction centers

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 65-74

  Lancaster, C Roy D ^a   Michel, Hartmut ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

purple bacteria; Q(B); Rhodobacter sphaeroides; Rhodopseudomonas viridis; secondary quinone; water chain

Indexed keywords

BLASTOCHLORIS VIRIDIS; PROTEOBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0029861659     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00040997     Document Type: Review

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