Calculation of the electron affinities of the chromophores involved in photosynthesis

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 118, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 4148-4151

  Cory, Marshall G ^a   Zerner, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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ARTICLE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0029901509     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja952089s     Document Type: Article

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